Premier League: Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 8 match between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Ipswich face relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at Portman Road in round 8 of the Premier League in a match that kick-offs on Friday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ipswich approach round 8 as number 10 in the Premier League table with nine points on their account so far. With seven rounds behind them, Nottingham Forest have amassed five points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Team form: Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest

Ipswich Form

Ipswich are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Everton by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Fulham. They were back on the losing side in a 3-2 defeat against Manchester City. Ipswich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded 12 goals.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Coventry. Next up, Crystal Palace won 3-1, before losing 0-1 against Arsenal. Nottingham Forest won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 15 while also conceding ten times.

Betting facts for Ipswich and Nottingham Forest

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Ipswich vs Nottingham Forest

Look no further than Zian Flemming, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Ipswich in the Premier League, while Dan Ndoye managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Nottingham Forest in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Portman Road across all tournaments Ipswich won six times, drew one and lost three times. Nottingham Forest claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Nottingham Forest have not lost to Ipswich in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Ipswich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Nottingham Forest scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Nottingham Forest played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Ipswich managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Nottingham Forest kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Ipswich and Nottingham Forest when playing at Portman Road.

Total goals

Ipswich saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Nottingham Forest, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Ipswich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 26 matches.