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Nottm. Forest are ready to welcome Leicester City to City Ground on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 10 of the 45 games.
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was within the last three years, in October 2002, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw 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 | Tue 08 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 2-2 | Leicester City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 16 May | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 12 Dec | Leicester City | 3 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 28 Dec | Leicester City | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Leicester City | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Mar | Leicester City | 2 - 4 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 20 points from their 23 games thus far. Leicester City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 games played so far,
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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Leicester City | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |