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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Nottm. Forest inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Tractor Boys in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 11 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Ipswich Town | 1-2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Tractor Boys have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Nottm. Forest however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 1 have been let in at the wrong end.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 66 points from 36 games. Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 36 points from their 35 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Ipswich Town are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |