GolVolt — Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 21

Manchester City

16:00 Sat 16 Jan · your time in 76 days 23 h

Nottingham Forest

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Manchester City have scored in 27 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 64 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 4 March 2026: Manchester City – Nottingham Forest 2:2

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Manchester City are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Attack

Manchester City score 2.6 goals per match

Manchester City2.6 Nottingham Forest0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest score 0.8.

Player in form

Erling Haaland: 6 goals in 5 league matches

Goals6 xG3.15

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.1).

Streak

Nottingham Forest without a win in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 3 defeats. Last win: 12 September, 2:1 against Aston Villa.

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · forward

9goals 0assists 7.53avg rating

Last match, Aston Villa: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest · forward

1goal 2assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Ipswich Town: rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Manchester City at home and Nottingham Forest away, as in this match.

Manchester City

at home · 10

8W0D2L2.9scored per match1.5conceded per match

Nottingham Forest

away · 10

4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 4 Mar 2026 · Premier League Manchester City 2:2 Nottingham Forest Semenyo 31' · Rodri 62' · Gibbs-White 56' · Anderson 76'

3wins

1 draw2.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Manchester City (4-2-3-1, last: Brighton & Hove Albion) · Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1, last: Ipswich Town).

Official around 15:00, Sat 16 Jan

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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