History of the Nottingham Forest v Burnley fixture
Nottingham Forest are ready to welcome Burnley to City Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 9 of the 47 games.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was within the last three years, in September 2008, with Burnley inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Forest in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 Aug | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Burnley | 5 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1-2 | Burnley | Championship |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Burnley | Championship |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Burnley | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Burnley | League Division One |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Burnley | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | League Division One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Burnley have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Clarets have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottingham Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 60 points from their 40 games so far.
Burnley's 57 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Burnley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Nottingham Forest at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Forest will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Burnley | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here