Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th November 2024

When Ipswich come to City Ground, Nottingham for the Premier League match on Saturday, Nottingham Forest will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Nottingham Forest approach round 13 as number 7 in the Premier League table with 19 points on their account so far. With 12 rounds behind them, Ipswich have amassed nine points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

The quest for Nottingham Forest to reach the top six could become reality if they defeat Ipswich on this coming Saturday which makes for a thrilling game.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Ipswich are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while Ipswich claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

Having never shared a season in the Premier League in recent past, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Ipswich in this context.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-0 victory against West Ham. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Newcastle, before handing over another win to Arsenal in a 3-0 defeat. Nottingham Forest only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Ipswich Form

In their last three matches, Ipswich drew 1-1 with Leicester, beat Tottenham 1-2 before a 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Ipswich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to eight.

Nottingham Forest need to show they are capable of rising to the occasion after the recent setbacks, losing their previous two matches. We favour them to get a real boost of out playing in front of their home crowd and to claim a win.

Nottingham Forest took 14 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to four wins after scoring ten times and conceding three. Ipswich claimed one wins and six points from their last six encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League, while scoring six goals to ten against. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of five wins, four draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Ipswich have a record of one win, six draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Ipswich from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/12), Alex Moreno (0/9), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/1), Morato (0/5), Murillo (1/12), Neco Williams (0/10), Nikola Milenkovic (0/11), Ola Aina (1/12), Willy Boly (0/2), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/11), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/8), Nicolas Dominguez (0/10), Ramon Sosa (1/8), Ryan Yates (1/12), Anthony Elanga (0/12), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/12), Chris Wood (8/12), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/1), Jota Silva (0/11), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/9).

Ipswich Squad

Here is the full team squad of Ipswich. The 38 year-old Kieran McKenna will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Arijanet Muric (0/11), Christian Walton (0/1), Cieran Slicker (0/0), Axel Tuanzebe (0/8), Ben Johnson (0/6), Cameron Burgess (0/5), Conor Townsend (0/0), Dara O'Shea (0/9), Harry Clarke (0/2), Jacob Greaves (0/7), Leif Davis (1/12), Luke Woolfenden (0/5), Conor Chaplin (0/10), Jack Taylor (0/7), Jens-Lys Cajuste (0/6), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Massimo Luongo (0/5), Omari Hutchinson (1/11), Sam Morsy (1/11), Sammie Szmodics (3/12), Ali Al Hamadi (0/4), Chiedozie Ogbene (0/5), George Hirst (1/8), Jack Clarke (0/10), Larsen Toure (0/0), Liam Delap (6/12), Nathan Broadhead (0/0), Wes Burns (0/9).

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Team News

Nottingham Forest have an almost full squad available against Ipswich at City Ground, Nottingham with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Nikola Milenkovic to show up in the Nottingham Forest dressing room, as he is suspended.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich H2H

Having never played each other in the Premier League in the 21st century, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Ipswich in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Nottingham Forest picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Ipswich, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 29/10.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Results

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Chris Wood brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Nottingham Forest will start him against Ipswich, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Liam Delap, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Nottingham Forest won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew four and lost two as well, while Ipswich won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Strap yourselves up for a goals at City Ground, Nottingham since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Nottingham Forest. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for Ipswich.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Ipswich played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.