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Nottm Forest prepare to entertain Ipswich Town at City Ground on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 17 and lost only 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in November 2002, the Forest carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 04 Jan | Nottm Forest | 3 - 0 | Ipswich Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Ipswich Town however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Tractor Boys's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Nottm Forest see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 26 points from their 20 games played so far, Ipswich Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 34 points from 20 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at City Ground for the Forest and the Madmen are unable to see past Ipswich Town claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm Forest | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Ipswich Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |