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Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Portman Road, Ipswich

It's an away trip for Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo's Nottingham Forest side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Portman Road for a English Premier League clash with Kieran McKenna's Ipswich Town. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be viewed, while there's also head-to-head history a little further down the page.

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Ipswich Town's next match is v Bournemouth at 19:45 on Wednesday 2nd April
Nottingham Forest's next match is v Brighton at 17:15 on Saturday 29th March
The last English Premier League meeting between Ipswich and Nottm Forest was on Saturday 15th March 2025
English Premier League
March 15th 2025
Ipswich 2
4 Nottm Forest
 
J. Cajuste 82'35' N. Milenković
G. Hirst 90'37' A. Elanga
41' A. Elanga
87' J. Ferreira Silva
 
IPS
NFO
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
5
4
Corners
6
3
Possession
56%
44%
Fouls
4
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
IpswichNottm Forest
 
A. Palmer
L. Davis
L. Woolfenden
D. O'Shea
J. Greaves (C. Burgess 46')
O. Giraud-Hutchinson
J. Cajustefootball icon
J. Enciso
K. Phillips (J. Taylor 86')
L. Delap (G. Hirst 80')
J. Philogene-Bidace (J. Clarke 80')
M. Sels
football iconN. Milenković
M. Santiago Costa dos Santos
T. Olaoluwa Aina
N. Williams
(D. dos Santos de Oliveira 89') M. Gibbs-White
E. Anderson
(R. Yates 67') N. Domínguez
(T. Awoniyi 80') C. Wood
(J. Ferreira Silva 81') C. Hudson-Odoi
(F. Rodrigues 67') football iconfootball iconA. Elanga

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

Our prediction for Saturday's game is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Ipswich and Nottm Forest to score 3 goals or more combined during the regulation 90 minutes. 2 goals or fewer would mean it's a losing tip but, with statistics below suggesting both teams have goals in them, we think it looks like a great bet.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Nottm Forest coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Ipswich
26%
29/10
5%
14/5
6%
Draw
23%
5/2
6%
5/2
5%
Nottm Forest
52%
19/20
5%
19/20
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Nottm Forest 2-1
10%
17/27/1
Nottm Forest 1-0
8%
15/2
15%
6/1
13%
Nottm Forest 2-0
8%
9/1
17%
15/2
11%
Ipswich 2-1
7%
14/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Nottm Forest 3-1
6%
16/112/1
8%
Ipswich 1-0
6%
12/1
13%
17/2
5%
Nottm Forest 3-0
5%
18/1
10%
12/1
13%
Draw 0-0
4%
10/1
15%
8/1
18%
Nottm Forest 3-2
4%
28/1
12%
18/1
12%
Ipswich 2-0
3%
20/1
9%
14/1
Nottm Forest 4-1
3%
40/1
21%
22/1
10%
Ipswich 3-1
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
21%
Ipswich 3-2
3%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
10/11
10%
10/11
12%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
10/11
9%
5/6
11%
Home 1st Goal
45%
8/5
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/7
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
61%
3/4
11%
4/5
9%
BTTS - No
39%
1/1
11%
19/20
9%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
6/1
17%
11/2
13%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
13%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
28%
3/1
7%
14/5
9%
Home/draw
48%
4/5
4%
4/5
Away/draw
74%
1/4
3%
1/4
3%
Home/away
77%
2/7
3%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/7
6%
3/10
7%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
11/4
13%
23/10
15%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
11/5
16%
21/10
15%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/11
6%
1/3
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
5/1
20%
5/1
25%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/8
4%
1/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
12/1
30%
11/1
33%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/25
2%
1/33
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/20
1%
1/20
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
10/1
15%
8/1
18%
Home DNB
42%
7/4
5%
17/10
4%
Away DNB
67%
2/5
3%
2/5
3%
Ipswich win to nil
11%
6/1-
Nottm Forest win to nil
24%
12/5
15%
-
Ipswich / Ipswich
13%
11/2
18%
19/4
5%
Ipswich / Nottm Forest
4%
22/118/1
12%
Ipswich / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw / Ipswich
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
7%
Draw / Nottm Forest
17%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/2
8%
19/5
9%
Nottm Forest / Ipswich
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
26%
9/4
4%
2/1
Nottm Forest / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Ipswich have played 28 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 6 and won 3. Ipswich have conceded 54 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Ipswich have played 14 games at home, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 30 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Nottm Forest lay in 3rd place on 51 points in the Premier League league table having played 28 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 14, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 43 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nottm Forest have conceded 29 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Nottm Forest have played 14 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Ipswich
Nottm Forest
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Liverpool2921714270 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
2
Arsenal29161032958 
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
3
Nottm Forest A2916671454 
l
 
2-4A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
4
Chelsea2914781649 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 13
May 25
d
 
1-1F
5
Man City2914691548 
l
 
0-6A
l
 
4-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
6
Newcastle281459947 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 26
l
 
1-3F
l
 
4-3F
7
Brighton2912116647 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
7-0F
d
 
2-2F
8
Fulham291298545 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
9
A Villa291298-445 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 5
10
Bournemouth2912891244 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 2
d
 
1-1F
l
 
5-0A
11
Brentford2912512541 
May 10
l
 
4-3F
Apr 26
w
 
0-2F
12
C Palace281099339 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
May 3
13
Man Utd2910712-337 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2F
Apr 1
w
 
2-3F
14
Spurs29104151234 
l
 
1-4A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
15
Everton297139-434 
l
 
0-2A
May 3
Apr 12
w
 
0-2F
16
West Ham299713-1634 
May 25
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
May 18
17
Wolves297517-1826 
Apr 5
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
18
Ipswich Home293818-3417 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4F
19
Leicester294520-4017 
d
 
1-1F
May 18
May 10
w
 
1-3F
20
Southampton292324-499 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
Ipswich 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ipswich1 - 4Spurs
Ipswich1 - 2Southampton
Ipswich0 - 6Man City
Ipswich0 - 2Brighton
Ipswich2 - 0Chelsea
Ipswich0 - 4Newcastle
Ipswich1 - 2Bournemouth
Ipswich0 - 1C Palace
Ipswich1 - 1Man Utd
Ipswich1 - 1Leicester
Ipswich0 - 2Everton
Ipswich2 - 2A Villa
Ipswich1 - 1Fulham
Ipswich0 - 2Liverpool
Ipswich2 - 0Huddersfield
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Ipswich0 - 0Watford
Ipswich3 - 2Southampton
Ipswich6 - 0Sheff Wed
Ipswich3 - 2Bristol C
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIpswich0 - 1C Palace
AIpswich2 - 3Man Utd
HIpswich1 - 4Spurs
AIpswich1 - 1A Villa
HIpswich1 - 2Southampton
AIpswich1 - 4Liverpool
HIpswich0 - 6Man City
HIpswich0 - 2Brighton
AIpswich2 - 2Fulham
HIpswich2 - 0Chelsea
AIpswich0 - 1Arsenal
HIpswich0 - 4Newcastle
AIpswich2 - 1Wolves
HIpswich1 - 2Bournemouth
HIpswich0 - 1C Palace
AIpswich0 - 1Nottm Forest
HIpswich1 - 1Man Utd
AIpswich2 - 1Spurs
HIpswich1 - 1Leicester
AIpswich3 - 4Brentford
Nottm Forest 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Newcastle4 - 3Nottm Forest
Fulham2 - 1Nottm Forest
Bournemouth5 - 0Nottm Forest
Wolves0 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton0 - 2Nottm Forest
Brentford0 - 2Nottm Forest
Man Utd2 - 3Nottm Forest
Man City3 - 0Nottm Forest
Arsenal3 - 0Nottm Forest
Leicester1 - 3Nottm Forest
Chelsea1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton2 - 2Nottm Forest
Liverpool0 - 1Nottm Forest
Southampton0 - 1Nottm Forest
Burnley1 - 2Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Everton2 - 0Nottm Forest
Spurs3 - 1Nottm Forest
Luton1 - 1Nottm Forest
Brighton1 - 0Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNottm Forest1 - 0Man City
HNottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
ANottm Forest3 - 4Newcastle
ANottm Forest1 - 2Fulham
HNottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
ANottm Forest0 - 5Bournemouth
HNottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Liverpool
ANottm Forest3 - 0Wolves
ANottm Forest2 - 0Everton
HNottm Forest1 - 0Spurs
ANottm Forest2 - 0Brentford
HNottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
ANottm Forest3 - 2Man Utd
ANottm Forest0 - 3Man City
HNottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
HNottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
ANottm Forest3 - 1Leicester
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Ipswich since 1993
Ipswich
Nottm Forest
Goals: Scored
31
24
Games: Scored
14 / 18
16 / 18
Clean sheets
2 / 18
4 / 18
IPS
8
D
3
NFO
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Ipswich
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ipswich4 - 2
0 - 2Nottm Forest
Ipswich1 - 0
Ipswich2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ipswich3 - 1
1 - 3Nottm Forest
0 - 1Nottm Forest
Draw1 - 1Draw
Ipswich2 - 1
Ipswich6 - 0
1 - 2Nottm Forest
3 - 4Nottm Forest
Ipswich3 - 1
0 - 1Nottm Forest
0 - 1Nottm Forest
Ipswich2 - 1
League games at Nottm Forest since 1992
Nottm Forest
Ipswich
Goals: Scored
31
14
Games: Scored
16 / 19
12 / 19
Clean sheets
7 / 19
3 / 19
IPS
2
D
6
NFO
11
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Nottm Forest
Nottm Forest1 - 0
Nottm Forest2 - 0
Nottm Forest2 - 1
Nottm Forest3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Nottm Forest1 - 0
Nottm Forest3 - 2
Nottm Forest2 - 0
Nottm Forest3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Nottm Forest2 - 1
0 - 1Ipswich
Nottm Forest2 - 1
Nottm Forest4 - 1
0 - 1Ipswich
Goal Statistics

Nottingham Forest's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Ipswich Town have conceded in each of their last 9 English Premier League matches. A PG of 1.9 for N. Simões Espírito Santo's side suggests that run should continue.

Ipswich 18th Nottm Forest 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Ipswich will score no more than 1 goal
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Nottm Forest will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Ipswich have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Nottm Forest’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Ipswich
PG (predicted goals)
Nottm Forest
1.3
1.9
Attack rating
IPS
NFO
31%
better
view stats
Games scored18
23
Failed to score10
5
Scored first12
21
Goals scored26
45
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for1
1.4
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
IPS
NFO
43%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
16
Clean sheets2
12
Conceded first15
6
Goals conceded58
33
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against2
1.5
KickOff rating
+43%

Ipswich v Nottm Forest Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Ipswich Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2810410
L DavisL DelapJ ClarkeL Delap
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Palmer GLK5
-
D O'Shea DEF261
6
-
L Woolfenden DEF13
2
-
J Greaves DEF191
4
-
L Davis DEF2812
4
-
K Phillips MID17
5
1
J Cajuste MID221
2
-
O Hutchinson MID2732
5
-
J Enciso MID51
2
-
J Philogene MID72
-
L Delap FWD28102
10
-
Subs
C Walton GLK6
-
C Burgess DEF111
-
B Johnson DEF171
3
-
C Townsend DEF3
-
S Morsy MID2411
8
-
J Taylor MID231
3
-
G Hirst FWD1721
1
-
N Broadhead FWD13
1
-
J Clarke FWD244
2
-
Nottm Forest Premier League squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
291889
M SelsC WoodA ElangaR Yates
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK29
2
-
O Aina  DEF2921
2
-
N Milenković DEF2842
4
-
Murillo DEF281
5
-
N Williams DEF2611
4
-
N Domínguez MID25
8
-
E Anderson MID2816
6
-
A Elanga MID2958
1
-
M Gibbs-White MID2558
7
1
C Hudson-Odoi MID2552
2
-
C Wood FWD29183
1
-
Subs
W Hennessey GLK
-
Morato DEF20
1
-
Álex Moreno DEF131
2
-
W Boly DEF5
1
-
I Sangaré MID71
2
-
R Yates MID262
9
-
Danilo MID5
-
T Awoniyi FWD221
-
J Silva FWD2521
4
-