Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Citizens Look Capable of Landing Victory

Get ready for this FA Cup semi-final as Nottingham Forest clash with Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.

This semi-final could go the way of City and they are our prediction to beat Forest on the 1x2 market. You can land 1.67 that Pep Guardiola's team claim a victory after ninety minutes.

Match Preview & H2H

Nottingham Forest won 2-1 when visiting Tottenham in their last game. The Tricky Trees were restricted to 30% possession and had three shots on target in the Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood on the scoresheet for Forest.

Manchester City enjoyed 62% possession and had six shots on target in their previous match, beating Aston Villa 2-1 at home in the Premier League. Bernardo Silva and Matheus Nunes found the net for City at Etihad Stadium

In the FA Cup quarter-final stage, Forest claimed a penalty shoot-out victory (0-0 AET) on the road against Brighton, while City won 2-1 when visiting Bournemouth.

The most recent head-to-head saw Forest record a 1-0 Premier League home victory against City. We’ve seen the past 6 H2H meetings involve four wins for City, one draw and one victory for Forest.

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.0 goals from 10.3 attempts and 4.1 shots on goal. Forest have had 38.5% possession, 319.4 passes and 3.2 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.2 goals from 16.2 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal, while earning 6.8 corners.

Top goalscorer Chris Wood has found the net 5 times, with Jota Silva and Anthony Elanga scoring 3 each. Anthony Elanga is top assists maker with 4, while goalkeeper Matz Sels has kept 4 clean sheets.

City have won 6, lost 2 and drawn 2, averaging 13.8 attempts, 5.4 shots on goal and 1.8 goals. The Manchester side average 63.1% possession, 592.8 passes, 4.7 corners in their favour and 3.8 corners against, while 0.8 goals have been conceded from 2.7 shots on goal and 8.4 attempts.

Omar Marmoush has scored 6 goals, followed by Mateo Kovacic, Nico O'Reilly, James McAtee and Erling Haaland on 2. Ilkay Gundogan has had 4 assists, with Ederson Moraes and Stefan Ortega notching 3 clean sheets between them in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels (GK), Zach Abbott, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Harry Toffolo, Nicolas Dominguez, Danilo, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Elliot Anderson, Chris Wood.

Manchester City confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Stefan Ortega (GK), Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovacic, Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Rico Lewis, Jack Grealish.

Expert FA Cup Analysis

We use the injury and suspension information to come up with the best possible football tips. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City stats:

• Forest have conceded 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 10 home matches
• City have not lost any of their last 7 matches
• City have scored 2 or more goals in 15 of their past 20 matches
• City have won 14 of their past 20 matches

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Prediction

We like the look of 1.67 when it comes to Manchester City in this FA Cup clash. Our prediction is that the visitors will overcome Nottingham Forest with something to spare.

Backing City -1.5 on the Asian Lines is trading at bigger odds but means you would need a two-goal margin of victory.

Our Pick

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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Odds

With a 60% chance of winning, Manchester City are favourites to win this FA Cup match and they’re available at betting odds of 1.67 with the bookies. At 5.00, Nottingham Forest are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

Bet on Over 2.5 Goals or Under 2.5 Goals at similar odds right now. On the Both Teams to Score market, there isn’t much between the BTTS Yes and No options in terms of price.

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