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Ipswich Town prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 25 games played, Tractor Boys have recorded 10 wins, and Nottm. Forest have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Portman Road was just last season, in April 2003, with Nottm. Forest inflicting a narrow 3-4 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Ipswich Town | 3-4 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Ipswich Town | 3 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 05 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Ipswich Town | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ipswich Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Tractor Boys in those games, with 8 conceded.
Nottm. Forest have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Forest's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 71 points from 43 games. Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 51 points from their 43 matches.
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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
ITFM prediction ...
The match against Nottm. Forest is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Tractor Boys in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ipswich Town | 22 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 14 . |
| Nottm. Forest | Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |