Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest prediction | 16 Jan 2027

65%

16 January 2027

21%

14%

90.5 → 91.2 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

80.2 → 82.4 (+2.2 over last 10 games)

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest: by the numbers

There are 17 places between these two in our European rankings, with Manchester City the higher, and 8 places between them in England.

Nottingham Forest arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.2 rating points over their last 10 matches against Manchester City's +0.7.

Last time these teams played, on 4 March 2026, Manchester City gained 0.1 rating points.

Manchester City first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 99.5 on 6 September 2022.

The highest Nottingham Forest have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #21, first reached on 11 October 2026.