Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest: Match guide and preview

Competition: England Championship
Date: lø 16.mars
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium

Season ticket holders at Portman Road Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ipswich Town languishing in the 24th position so far. The guesting Nottingham Forest will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season, with Ipswich Town only managing 2 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses so far.

The home team returns to Portman Road Stadium after sharing the points with Bristol City on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Before that, Ipswich Town played out a draw 1-1 when visiting West Bromwich Albion.

Ipswich Town aren't scoring a lot here at Portman Road Stadium with only 17 goals from 37 games. On the other hand, Ipswich Town have conceded 24 goals.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

The manager M. O'Neill was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Portman Road Stadium. Nottingham Forest suffered a 1-3 loss to Aston Villa. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Hull City.

Nottingham Forest find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 24 goals from 37 away fixtures. Nottingham Forest have conceded 25 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Nottingham Forest - Ipswich Town 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Ipswich Town victories, 3 draws and 4 Nottingham Forest wins.

Top Goalscorers

L. Grabban
15 goals / 3 assists
J. Lolley
8 goals / 9 assists
F. Sears
6 goals / 4 assists

Ipswich Town missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Over Ipswich Town (37 played) Nottingham Forest (37 played)
Over 0.5 97% 89%
Over 1.5 86% 68%
Over 2.5 35% 43%
Over 3.5 16% 27%
Over 4.5 8% 8%
Stat Ipswich Town (37 played) Nottingham Forest (37 played)
BTTS 54% 46%
CS 8% 35%
FTS 41% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 37 22 9 6 75 47 19 13 2 4 41 29 18 9 7 2 34 18 28 75
2 Leeds United 37 22 7 8 63 38 18 12 3 3 32 15 19 10 4 5 31 23 25 73
3 Sheffield United 37 21 8 8 63 34 19 13 3 3 35 13 18 8 5 5 28 21 29 71
4 West Bromwich Albion 37 18 10 9 71 48 19 8 7 4 41 25 18 10 3 5 30 23 23 64
5 Middlesbrough 36 15 13 8 40 28 18 7 6 5 19 14 18 8 7 3 21 14 12 58
6 Derby County 37 15 11 11 46 44 19 9 7 3 25 18 18 6 4 8 21 26 2 56
7 Bristol City 36 15 10 11 45 38 19 7 6 6 22 19 17 8 4 5 23 19 7 55
8 Aston Villa 37 13 15 9 65 54 18 7 8 3 41 32 19 6 7 6 24 22 11 54
9 Preston North End 37 14 12 11 57 50 18 6 9 3 33 24 19 8 3 8 24 26 7 54
10 Nottingham Forest 37 13 14 10 51 43 19 10 4 5 27 18 18 3 10 5 24 25 8 53
11 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 13 11 44 49 18 7 8 3 23 20 19 6 5 8 21 29 -5 52
12 Birmingham City 37 12 14 11 53 48 19 6 8 5 26 20 18 6 6 6 27 28 5 50
13 Hull City 37 14 8 15 52 54 18 9 4 5 29 16 19 5 4 10 23 38 -2 50
14 Brentford 36 13 10 13 60 49 18 11 3 4 40 19 18 2 7 9 20 30 11 49
15 Swansea City 36 13 8 15 45 46 17 8 4 5 26 20 19 5 4 10 19 26 -1 47
16 Blackburn Rovers 37 12 11 14 50 56 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 4 5 9 24 38 -6 47
17 Stoke City 37 10 16 11 37 42 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 2 12 5 17 24 -5 46
18 Queens Park Rangers 37 12 7 18 43 57 19 8 3 8 27 26 18 4 4 10 16 31 -14 43
19 Millwall 37 9 10 18 41 55 18 6 6 6 22 24 19 3 4 12 19 31 -14 37
20 Reading 37 8 12 17 40 56 19 6 4 9 25 29 18 2 8 8 15 27 -16 36
21 Wigan Athletic 37 9 9 19 36 55 18 8 6 4 20 17 19 1 3 15 16 38 -19 36
22 Rotherham United 37 7 15 15 39 59 18 6 8 4 26 28 19 1 7 11 13 31 -20 36
23 Bolton Wanderers 37 7 8 22 24 58 19 4 4 11 12 28 18 3 4 11 12 30 -34 29
24 Ipswich Town 37 3 14 20 29 61 18 2 9 7 17 24 19 1 5 13 12 37 -32 23

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