Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City prediction and betting tips on April 27, 2025
Game Prediction
Nottingham Forest and Manchester City will compete in the FA Cup semi-final on April 27, 2025. This is a unique chance for the nominal hosts and the last opportunity for the grandee to win something in the current cycle.
Our prediction for the match Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
The club from City Ground rose to the Premier League in 2022. Cooper not only unexpectedly brought it out of the Championship, but also kept the team in the elite division of the country. Still, they parted with the specialist without regret in the course of 2023/2024. And his successor, Nuno Espirito Santo, managed to take the “saving” 17th place, even though points were taken away for violations of the fair play rules. However, the trio of outsiders was frankly weak, and that saved the club. Guardiola collected his treble, but with the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup instead of the FA Cup and, that is the most important, the Champions League. At least then they remained the leaders in the Premier League, a couple of points ahead of Arsenal.
This time, Haaland and the company are mostly disappointing. The team that consistently dominated the Premier League a year ago is now fighting for a place in the top 5 and a ticket to the Champions League. And the victories over Everton and Aston Villa brought it closer to the higher mentioned task. Speaking about the European competition itself, the star English club, having reached the play-offs with some difficulty, immediately lost to Real, losing both matches. Among those who were higher than the champion, there were the Portuguese’s footballers. At the same time, they lost successively to Aston Villa and even Everton in April. Still, the previous round brought a victory over Tottenham, albeit with a 2-1 score.
As for the cup competition, Gibbs-White and the company beat only Luton, which was the first opponent, in regular time. Even Exeter, as well as Ipswich and Brighton, were knocked out on penalties. The grandee started by warming up with a modest neighbour, Salford City – the opponent was beaten with an 8-0 score. Then there were Leyton Orient and Plymouth, and only the quarter-finals brought a rival from the Premier League, Bournemouth (which, to be honest, was in a decline). The team defeated it in a strong-willed style – 2-1.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: key statistics and trends
- Nottingham Forest has lost twice in 3 previous matches.
- On average, Nottingham Forest scores 1.59 goals and concedes 1.19 goals per meeting.
- 44% of Nottingham’s games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per struggle is 2.78.
- Manchester City has won 5 of 6 previous battles.
- On average, Manchester City scores 1.94 goals and concedes 1.31 goals per confrontations.
- 59% of City’s struggles have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per match is 3.25.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: possible starting line-ups
Nottingham Forest (possible line-up): Sels – Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Aina – Anderson, Yates, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Elanga – Awoniyi.
Manchester City (possible line-up): Ederson – O'Reilly, Guardiola, Ruben Dias, Lewis – Nico Gonzalez, Kovačić, Gundogan, Marmoush, McAtee – De Bruyne.
Previous head-to-head matches: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Guardiola has beaten this opponent 3 times in a row. Still, the specialist lost with a 0-1 score in the Premier League in March.
Free prediction for the match Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
On the one hand, Guardiola’s footballers are still the favourites of the following battle. Still, they, on the other hand, are unstable, and the opponent is at their peak – as a result, it is reasonable to bet on a victory for Nuno Espirito Santo’s wards with “a +1.0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.6).