Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Despite no wins in the last three games for either side, we are still leaning towards Nottingham Forest to secure a win against an Ipswich Town side, who can’t buy any consistency this season.

Ipswich Town’s record against Nottingham Forest does not make for pleasant reading for Kieran McKenna’s side, as the Tractor Boys are winless in their last four meetings against Nottingham Forest, with the visitors also without a clean sheet in their last seven games.

On home soil, Nottingham Forest have been impressive in recent weeks, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side unbeaten in their last five home games in all competitions at the City Ground. Ipswich Town have won only once in their last five away games in all competitions, following their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United.

Goals are expected in this fixture, with Over 2.5 goals landing in six of the last seven matches for both teams.

We are going for a 3-1 win to Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Ipswich Town

The FA Cup weekend concludes on Monday, as Ipswich Town travel to Nottingham, to take on a Forest side who are performing brilliantly in the Premier League this season.

Date: 03/03/2025
Location: The City Ground, Nottingham.
Kick-Off: 7.30 pm

Nottingham Forest have enjoyed a stellar league and domestic cup campaign thus far under Nuno Espirito Santo, with his Nottingham Forest clear favourites to overcome Ipswich Town on Monday. The home side are enjoying their best-ever Premier League season to date, with the Reds sitting in third place in the league and could potentially see themselves playing in the European elite next season. However, the home side faces a battle for the top four with the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea in their rear-view mirror.

In the FA Cup this season, Nottingham Forest have progressed to the fifth round and will hope to find a favourable draw to progress them to Wembley. In the third round, Forest recorded a comfortable 2-0 victory against Luton Town with goals from Ryan Yates and Ramon Sosa. In the fourth round, however, Forest survived a potential scare when they beat League One opposition Exeter City on penalties after extra time.

Ipswich Town have found life in the Premier League, a task too big for the Tractor Boys and the visitors look set to return to the Championship after only one season back in the Premier League. The Tractor Boys are 18th in the Premier League, five points adrift of safety after 27 games played. An FA Cup run could provide one or two scenarios for Ipswich Town, in which they can use their cup form to perhaps enhance their league form, or it becomes an inevitable distraction in what is an already impossible task of survival.

Ipswich Town began their FA Cup journey with a 3-0 win over League One opposition in Bristol Rovers. Kieran McKenna’s side then ran out comfortable 4-1 winners against last year’s semi-finalists, Coventry City.

The game will be live on ITV4 and ITVX.

Predicted Nottingham Forest Eleven: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

Predicted Ipswich Eleven: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Philogene-Bidace, Morsy, Cajuste, Davis, Hutchinson, Clarke, Delap.

The recent meetings between the two teams suggest that Nottingham Forest will undoubtedly be the favourites for this game. Ipswich Town’s record against Nottingham Forest does not make for pleasant reading for Kieran McKenna’s side, as the Tractor Boys are winless in their last four meetings against Nottingham Forest, with the visitors also without a clean sheet in their last seven games.

Nottingham Forest are winless in their last three matches in the Premier League, with two defeats against Fulham (3-1) and Newcastle United (4-3) and a single draw against Arsenal (0-0). Nottingham Forest’s last win was in the FA Cup against Exeter City, where they beat the League One side (2-4p) in the shootout. Their last league win was the emphatic 7-0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The home side have an impressive home record coming into this game, with no losses in their last eight home games in all competitions. Nottingham Forest have recorded notable wins against Brighton & Hove Albion (7-0), Southampton (3-2) and Tottenham Hotspur (1-0).

Ipswich Town are without a win in their previous three matches in the Premier League, following their 3-2 defeat to Manchester United - in which the Red Devils were reduced to 10 men. The Tractor Boys’ only win in their last five matches, came in the last round of the FA Cup, where they defeated Coventry City (4-1).

Away from home, Ipswich Town have suffered defeats against the likes of Arsenal (1-0) and Liverpool (4-1) and has also drawn (2-2) against Aston Villa.

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