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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Stoke City at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 12 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in February 2003, with Nottm. Forest annihilating their visitors 6-0 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 6-0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 25 Sep | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Wed 17 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Jan | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Potters have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 48 points from their 40 games played so far, Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 55 points from their 39 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stoke City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Forest in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |