The Open ModelForecast saved

HomePredictionsForest vs Man City

Premier League · Regular Season - 10 · 2026-11-07 15:00 UTC · City Ground, Nottingham

ForestTeam strength 1822.2 · projected league finish #11
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Man City
single most likely score: 11 (13.1%)
Man CityTeam strength 1970.9 · projected league finish #2
Forest wins 25.0%Draw — neither team wins 27.5%Man City wins 47.5%Average simulated goals 1.141.64

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Man City have the highest number? Man City currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Forest playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.14for Forest and 1.64 for Man City. That makes Man City the highest of the three result estimates at 47.5%. For the full league season, Forest is projected to earn about 53points and Man City about 72. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Forest a 25.0% chance of beating Man City at home in the Premier League on 2026-11-07, with 27.5% for the draw and 47.5% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.1%), with average simulated goals of 1.141.64; the chance of both teams scoring is 56.4% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
012345+
07.78.78.34.61.90.8
15.613.19.55.22.10.9
24.06.65.43.01.20.5
31.52.52.11.10.50.2
40.40.70.60.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.20.10.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
11 13.1%12 9.5%01 8.7%02 8.3%00 7.7%21 6.6%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score56.4%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Forest avoids defeat52.5%
Man City avoids defeat75.0%
Forest allows no goals19.4%
Man City allows no goals32.0%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Forest535.3%1.6%
Man City7212.9%82.1%

Forwards to watch

2026–27 squads · API-Football
T. Awoniyi
T. Awoniyi
Attacker · 28y
D. Bakwa
D. Bakwa
Attacker · 23y
Z. Blake
Z. Blake
Attacker · 2025y
J. Doku
J. Doku
Attacker · 23y
E. Haaland
E. Haaland
Attacker · 25y
Reigan Heskey
Reigan Heskey
Attacker · 17y