Ipswich Town Nottingham Forest-
1 Zian Flemming 2 - 2 Emersonn 2
- 3 Leif Davis 2
- 4 Dan Ndoye 2
- 5 Abdoul Ouattara 1
- 6 Chuba Akpom 1
- 7 Daizen Maeda 1
- 8 Morgan Gibbs-White 1
- 9 Liam Delap 1
- 10 Igor Jesus 1
- 1 Julio Enciso 19
- 2 Liam Delap 18
- 3 Dan Ndoye 17
- 4 Emersonn 14
- 5 Murillo 12
- 6 Morgan Gibbs-White 12
- 7 James McAtee 12
- 8 Xaver Schlager 10
- 9 Neco Williams 10
- 10 Igor Jesus 9
- 1 Xaver Schlager 17
- 2 Neco Williams 12
- 3 Murillo 11
- 4 James McAtee 11
- 5 Exequiel Palacios 10
- 6 Abdul Fatawu 8
- 7 Daizen Maeda 7
- 8 Ola Aina 6
- 9 Daniel Muñoz 5
- 10 Sasa Lukic 5
- 1 Julio Enciso 2
- 2 Morgan Gibbs-White 2
- 3 Abdoul Ouattara 1
- 4 Murillo 1
- 5 Abdul Fatawu 1
- 6 Emersonn 1
- 7 Leif Davis 1
- 8 Sasa Lukic 1
- 9 Jack Clarke 1
- 1 Morgan Gibbs-White 17
- 2 James McAtee 16
- 3 Neco Williams 10
- 4 Liam Delap 8
- 5 Abdul Fatawu 8
- 6 Sasa Lukic 8
- 7 Julio Enciso 7
- 8 Daniel Muñoz 7
- 9 Murillo 7
- 10 Emersonn 6
- 1 Issa Diop 333
- 2 Murillo 285
- 3 Sasa Lukic 284
- 4 Exequiel Palacios 260
- 5 Dara O'Shea 225
- 6 James McAtee 223
- 7 Jacob Greaves 198
- 8 Neco Williams 187
- 9 Morgan Gibbs-White 185
- 10 Xaver Schlager 182
- 1 Abdul Fatawu 15
- 2 Julio Enciso 10
- 3 Liam Delap 9
- 4 Morgan Gibbs-White 7
- 5 Dan Ndoye 7
- 6 Xaver Schlager 6
- 7 Ola Aina 6
- 8 Murillo 5
- 9 Emersonn 5
- 10 Marcelino Núñez 2
- 1 Issa Diop 15
- 2 Murillo 10
- 3 Dara O'Shea 10
- 4 Exequiel Palacios 8
- 5 Xaver Schlager 7
- 6 Sasa Lukic 7
- 7 Abdoul Ouattara 5
- 8 Abdul Fatawu 5
- 9 Ola Aina 5
- 10 Julio Enciso 4
Ipswich TownNo absentees
Nottingham ForestNo absentees
Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest meet under the Friday night lights at Portman Road with both sides badly needing points, and this Premier League clash gets the weekend under way at 8pm. Anthony Eadson’s Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest predictions, best bets and score prediction are below.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson expects goals at both ends and fancies Ipswich to take advantage of a Forest side with one clean sheet all season.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town over 1.5 goals | 6/4 (bet365) | Ipswich Town have scored at least twice in five of their seven Premier League games, including 2-1 home wins over Sunderland and Fulham and two goals at both Manchester United and Manchester City. Nottingham Forest have kept one clean sheet all season and arrive on a three-game losing run. Ipswich have failed to score only twice, against Liverpool and Everton, so bet365’s 6/4 on the hosts scoring two or more looks a generous price on Friday night. |
| Murillo to be carded | 17/5 (Spreadex) | Murillo has been booked twice in seven Premier League games, at Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, and he has committed more fouls than any other Forest player. He has started each of Forest’s last three games at centre-back, and Ipswich will test him with runners from everywhere, with five different players on two league goals. With Forest on a three-game losing run and under pressure, Spreadex’s 17/5 on Murillo picking up a card is our bigger-price pick. |
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How Ipswich Town go into the game
Ipswich sit 10th but have been box office for all the wrong reasons at the back, shipping 15 goals in seven games and yet to keep a single clean sheet. In front of goal they have been lively, though, with 11 scored, so their games rarely stay quiet.
They go into this off a 3-2 defeat at Manchester City that followed a 2-1 home win over Fulham, and nights at Portman Road have been anything but dull. Five players have two league goals each, Emersonn among them.
How Nottingham Forest go into the game
Nottingham Forest are down in 19th and in miserable form, with three straight defeats and only five goals scored all season. Four times already they have failed to find the net, which tells the story of a blunt attack.
A 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal last time out extended the slump, and their attacking returns make grim reading. Dan Ndoye, with two, is their only player with more than one league goal.
Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/03/25 | Ipswich Town | 2-4 | Nottingham Forest |
| 30/11/24 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Ipswich Town |
| 16/03/19 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| 01/12/18 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Ipswich Town |
| 14/04/18 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in the last five meetings in all competitions, winning both Premier League games in 2024/25 and going through on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup.
Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town over 1.5 goals | 6/4 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Ipswich have scored twice or more in five of seven league games. |
| Murillo to be carded | 17/5 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐ | Murillo has been booked twice in seven league games. |
| Ipswich Town to win | 23/10 (Betfair Sportsbook) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Forest have lost their last three league games. |
| Both teams to score | 8/13 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Ipswich have conceded in all seven games and Forest have scored in each of their away trips. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8/11 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Five of Ipswich’s seven league games have had three or more goals. |
| Ipswich Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest | 10/1 (Spreadex) | ⭐⭐ | Both of Ipswich’s home wins this season have finished 2-1. |
Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest score prediction
Forest are favourites in the betting but have scored just five league goals all season and have lost their last three, while Ipswich have scored twice or more in five of their seven games. Both sides should score, and we think the hosts edge it. Score prediction: Ipswich Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest.
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