Perhaps to the surprise of many, both Forest and the Foxes occupy a top-six position in the Championship going into December and the usual busy schedule of games.
Much has been made of Leicester's poor record at the City Ground but Nigel Pearson's side have been winning games regularly since the beginning of last season and will feel that their time has come to register a long overdue win in Nottingham.
Pearson himself knows what a tough fixture awaits, telling the Leicester Mercury: "They (Forest) are playing very well and getting some very good results."