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Nottm. Forest are ready to welcome Walsall to City Ground on Saturday afternoon,
The previous match played between the two at City Ground was within the last three years, in December 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1-1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Walsall | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 3 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 04 Nov | Walsall | 4 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Forest have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Walsall have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Nottm. Forest are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 58 points from 35 games. Walsall's total of 55 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League One.
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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Walsall, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 4 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Walsall | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |