Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich prediction, odds, tips & team news
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich
Nottingham Forest will be looking to continue their fine start to the 2024-25 Premier League season when they host Ipswich Town at 3pm on Saturday 30th November. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men currently sit seventh, three points behind Chelsea and Arsenal in third and fourth respectively. Ipswich, meanwhile, sit just inside the relegation zone in 18th.
Chris Wood to Score Anytime (6/4 with bet365)
Chris Wood is enjoying a sensational season with high-flying Nottingham Forest. The frontman should be back in the starting line-up on Saturday after being omitted against Arsenal after a trip to New Zealand during the international break.
Wood scored five goals across the Kiwis’ two matches against Vanuatu and Samoa in November, and at club level, he has scored eight goals in just 11 starts this campaign. At 6/4, he represents good value with bet365, considering he is at home to an Ipswich side that has failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 of their 12 outings since their return to the top-flight.
Omari Hutchinson to be Carded (24/5 with BetMGM)
Sam Morsy is the obvious pick in the player cards market for the visitors, but at double the price, Omari Hutchinson makes much more appeal for punters on Saturday. Hutchinson leads the way for yellow cards, having collected four for the Tractor Boys this season.
Three of those four cards have been brandished in away matches this term, meaning Hutchinson has seen yellow in three of his five top-flight outings on the road. At just short of 5/1 at 24/5 at the time of writing, we have an implied probability of just 17.2% that he will collect another card at The City Ground. In my opinion, I’d have him much shorter in the market, considering the rise in bookings in the Premier League over the last few months.
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Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Odds
How both teams go into Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich
Last season, Nottingham Forest were battling relegation. Now, they’ll undoubtedly be harbouring European hopes, considering they are three points off third as we approach December. It’s a testament to Espirito Santo’s work since arriving at the City Ground. The Portuguese manager took charge just before Christmas last year, slowly working on Forest to turn them into a solid Premier League side. Forest have won five of their opening 12 games this season, only losing three. However, two of their three defeats, to Fulham and Newcastle United, did come at City Ground.
Ipswich enjoyed themselves going into the November international break. The Tractor Boys finally got off the mark in the Premier League, securing their first win in the top flight since April 2002. Tottenham Hotspur were the victims, ending Ipswich’s run of 12 away games without victory in the Premier League. The win moved Ipswich out of the relegation zone, and they followed that up with a point against Manchester United in East Anglia last time out and arrive here unbeaten in their last three.
Nottingham Forest team news
Chris Wood is set to return to the starting lineup after being benched against Arsenal and should replace Taiwo Awoniyi. Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson and Anthony Elanga are all touch and go, however, Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare are both confirmed absentees.
Ipswich team news
Chiedozie Ogbene is out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on an Achilles injury. Janoi Donacien also remains unavailable, along with Jacob Greaves, Nathan Broadhead, and George Hirst.
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich head-to-head
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their past three games against Ipswich Town, though they last met in the Championship in 2019. In fact, Ipswich have only won one of their past six games against Forest.
| Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 16/03/19 | Ipswich 1-1 Nottingham Forest | Portman Road, Ipswich | |||||
| 01/12/18 | Nottingham Forest 2-0 Ipswich | City Ground, Nottingham | |||||
| 14/04/18 | Nottingham Forest 2-1 Ipswich | City Ground, Nottingham | |||||
| 02/12/17 | Ipswich 4-2 Nottingham Forest | Portman Road, Ipswich | |||||
| 07/05/17 | Nottingham Forest 3-0 Ipswich | City Ground, Nottingham | |||||
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