Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Forest won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Nottm. Forest and Cheltenham T. at was just last season, in March 2007, with Nottm. Forest running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 13 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 3-0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 4 to 2.
Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Robins have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 66 points from 40 games. Cheltenham T. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 48 points from their 41 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Forest's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cheltenham T.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Nottm. Forest | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
Cheltenham T. | 6 games since last defeat. |