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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Blackpool at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, winning 19 and drawing 13 of the 35 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was two seasons ago, in February 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1-1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 26 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Oct | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1975/1976 | Sat 07 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Blackpool's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Seasiders have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 17 points from their 22 games thus far. Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at City Ground for the Forest and the Madmen are unable to see past Blackpool claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |