|
Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United 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 Scunthorpe U. at was less than a year ago, in August 2004, with Nottm. Forest running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2-0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGEC |
| 1967/1968 | Wed 13 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Forest's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Iron have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Scunthorpe U. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 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 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Forest. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Scunthorpe U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |