Premier League 2 - Div 1 Gameweek 17
Feb 27, 2026 7.00pm
3
0
HT : 2 0
FT Etihad Stadium
  • Mahamadou Sangaré 3' goal
  • Ryan McAidoo 44' goal
  • Sverre Nypan 46' goal
  • Ashton Muir 49' yellowcard
  • Harrison Parker 68' yellowcard
  • Matty Henderson-Hall 68' yellowcard
  • Isaiah Dada-Mascoll 68' yellowcard
  • Femi Fapetu 80' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Fuad Smith 77'

Manchester City Under-21s vs Nottingham Forest Under-21s - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester City Under-21s

All competitions
Premier League 2 - Div 1
Last game
Feb 20, 2026 7.00pm
Man City U21s 6 - 0 Wolves U21s
Goals scored
45
Top scorer
Matty Warhurst

Nottingham Forest Under-21s

All competitions
Premier League 2 - Div 1
Last game
Feb 20, 2026 7.00pm
Forest U21s 0 - 3 Liverpool U21s
Goals scored
13
Top scorer
Fuad Smith

Data analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City Under-21s win with a probability of 57.22%. A draw had a probability of 21.75% and a win for Nottingham Forest Under-21s had a probability of 20.98%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City Under-21s win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.98%) and 1-0 (8.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.1%) , while for a Nottingham Forest Under-21s win it was 1-2 (5.07%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result

Manchester City Under-21s 57.22% (-0.15)
Draw 21.75%
Nottingham Forest Under-21s 20.98% (+0.09)

Both Teams to Score: 

53.5% (+0.29)

Goals

Over 1.5 80.7% (+0.14)
Under 1.5 19.3% (-0.13)
Over 2.5 58.53% (+0.22)
Under 2.5 41.47% (-0.22)
Over 3.5 37.85% (+0.35)
Under 3.5 62.15% (-0.35)
Over 4.5 24.78% (+0.27)
Under 4.5 75.22% (-0.27)

First Half Winner

Manchester City Under-21s 42.89%
Draw 33.53%
Nottingham Forest Under-21s 23.58%

Team To Score First

Manchester City Under-21s 58.14% (+0.03)
No Goal 5.4% (-0.03)
Nottingham Forest Under-21s 36.46% (+0.01)

Corners

Over 8 57.63% (+0.06)
Equal 8 10.49% (+0.01)
Under 8 31.88% (-0.06)
Over 9 46.96% (+0.06)
Equal 9 10.68% (+0.01)
Under 9 42.37% (-0.06)
Over 10.5 36.9% (+0.04)
Under 10.5 63.1% (-0.04)

Manchester City Under-21s Goals

Over 1.5 56.46% (+0.10)
Under 1.5 43.54% (-0.10)
Over 2.5 31.61% (+0.08)
Under 2.5 68.39% (-0.08)
Over 3.5 15.49% (+0.06)
Under 3.5 84.51% (-0.05)

Nottingham Forest Under-21s Goals

Over 0.5 55.63% (+0.24)
Under 0.5 44.37% (-0.24)
Over 1.5 25.57% (+0.25)
Under 1.5 74.43% (-0.24)
Over 2.5 9.15% (+0.16)
Under 2.5 90.85% (-0.16)
Over 3.5 3.08% (+0.08)
Under 3.5 96.92% (-0.07)

Score analysis

Manchester City Under-21s 57.22%
Draw 21.76%
Nottingham Forest Under-21s 20.98%
Manchester City Under-21s
2-1 @ 9.08% (+0.02)
2-0 @ 8.98% (-0.09)
1-0 @ 8.87% (-0.12)
3-1 @ 5.89% (+0.01)
3-0 @ 5.73% (-0.08)
3-2 @ 3.32% (+0.07)
Other @ 15.35% (+0.04)
Total : 57.22%
Draw
1-1 @ 10.1% (-0.02)
0-0 @ 5.4% (-0.03)
2-2 @ 4.94% (+0.03)
3-3 @ 1.18% (+0.04)
Other @ 0.14% (+0.02)
Total : 21.76%
Nottingham Forest Under-21s
1-2 @ 5.07% (-0.01)
0-1 @ 4.99% (-0.02)
0-2 @ 3.09% (+0.01)
1-3 @ 2.23% (+0.05)
2-3 @ 1.85% (+0.06)
Other @ 2.94% (+0.07)
Total : 20.98%

Head to Head

Premier League 2 - Div 1
Dec 16, 2024 7.00pm
2
3
HT : 1 1
FT Loughborough University Football Stadium
  • Fin Back 11' goal
  • Adam Berry 79' goal
  • Jack Thompson 90' yellowcard
  • Ben Perry 90'+4' redcard
  • goal Divin Mubama 38'
  • goal Divin Mubama 57'
  • goal Nico O'Reilly 60'
  • yellowcard Nico O'Reilly 74'
  • yellowcard Jacob Wright 85'
  • yellowcard Michael Okeke 90'+4'
Premier League 2 - Div 1
Mar 4, 2024 7.00pm
2
0
HT : 1 0
FT Etihad Stadium
  • Nico O'Reilly 38' goal
  • Joel Ndala 62' yellowcard
  • Nico O'Reilly 88' goal
  • yellowcard Jack Thompson 30'
  • yellowcard Jamie McDonnell 47'