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Nottm. Forest play host to Tranmere Rovers at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the 8 previous meetings, 4 have been drawn, and 4 won by the Forest.
The last time the two teams met at Nottm. Forest was just over four years ago, in November 2000, with Nottm. Forest running out comfortable 3-1 winners 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 | Tue 23 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 3-1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Tranmere Rvs. | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 24 Feb | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 18 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Tranmere Rvs. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest's 14 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Tranmere Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 11 matches.
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 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest are not exactly setting the world alight at City Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Tranmere Rvs. in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |