Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest prediction

So far in the Premier League, Ipswich Town have won three, drawn two and lost four of nine, with 14 goals scored and 18 conceded, good for 14th place and 11 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, no draws and four defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Manchester City away; before that came a 2-1 win at home to Fulham and a 1-0 defeat away at Everton.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. At home they've won one of three recently (4 scored, 7 conceded). J. Taylor (knee injury) and S. Lukic (groin injury) both miss out.

Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn three and lost five of their nine Premier League games so far, scoring 6 and letting in 12. That has them 19th on 6 points.

Their last six in all competitions read one win, two draws and three defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Arsenal at home; before that came a 3-1 defeat away at Crystal Palace and a 1-0 defeat at home to Coventry.

Nottingham Forest haven't won in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. They failed to score in three of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (5 scored, 6 conceded). Igor Jesus (calf injury) and N. Savona (knee injury) both miss out.

There isn't much between Ipswich Town's home form and Nottingham Forest's away form. Five points separate the two sides in the table.

We make Nottingham Forest favourites at 44%, with Ipswich Town on 30% and the draw at 26%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.9 in the game: 1.2 for Ipswich Town and 1.6 for Nottingham Forest. Over 2.5 goals is 56% and both teams scoring 57%. When they last met, on 15 Mar 2025, Nottingham Forest won 4-2.