Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Ipswich Town host Nottingham Forest at Portman Road Stadium on Friday, October 23 (3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 12:00 PM PT).

Nottingham Forest will be without the injured Igor Jesus and Nicolo Savona, while doubtful pair Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White add further uncertainty to the visitors’ plans. Ipswich Town are missing the suspended Issahaku Fatawu but can call on striker Emersonn Correia da Silva, who has 2 goals from 11 shots in 392 minutes this season, and defender Leif Davis, who has also scored 2 goals and created 4 chances. For the visitors, attacking midfielder Dan Ndoye carries the biggest goal threat with 2 goals from 15 shots, while striker Liam Delap offers a focal point if Gibbs-White is left out.

Ipswich Town have 9 points from 3 wins to Nottingham Forest’s 5 points from 1 win and 2 draws, with both sides sharing a -3 goal difference after 6 games apiece. Ipswich head into this one off a 2-1 home win over Fulham, while Forest’s run continues after a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace. Goals look likely at both ends, with the hosts’ attacking options at Portman Road nudging this toward a narrow home win.

US viewers can watch Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest on NBC and Peacock.

Season Form & Standings

Ipswich Town sit on 9 points from 6 games, with 3 wins and 3 losses so far this season. Nottingham Forest have 5 points from the same number of matches, with 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses. Both clubs carry a -3 goal difference.

Premier League

Potential Match-Winners

• Emersonn Correia da Silva (Ipswich Town): The striker has 2 goals from 11 shots and 4 shots on target in 392 minutes, making him Ipswich’s most direct route to goal.
• Leif Davis (Ipswich Town): The defender has scored 2 goals this season and remains Ipswich’s leading set-piece threat from the back.
• Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest): The attacking midfielder leads Forest’s attack with 2 goals from 15 shots and 6 chances created in 393 minutes.

Recent Form

Ipswich Town: L L W L W

• 2026-10-10: Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham (W, home)
• 2026-09-19: Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town (L, away)
• 2026-09-12: Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town (W, away)
• 2026-09-04: Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool (L, home)
• 2026-08-30: Manchester United 5-2 Ipswich Town (L, away)

Ipswich Town’s form reads L L W L W, their most recent outing a 2-1 home win over Fulham after back-to-back defeats to Everton and Manchester United.

Nottingham Forest: D D W L L

• 2026-10-11: Crystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest (L, away)
• 2026-09-19: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City (L, home)
• 2026-09-12: Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest (W, away)
• 2026-09-05: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham (D, home)
• 2026-08-29: Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest (D, away)

Nottingham Forest’s form reads D D W L L, with a 3-1 loss at Crystal Palace their most recent result after draws with Liverpool and Tottenham.

Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Our Signal model still sides with Ipswich Town, but this looks like a tight, low-event 1-0 rather than a shootout, with the market underrating the home side by around 10 points. Ipswich’s 9 points from 6 games and their 2-1 home win over Fulham back a narrow edge at Portman Road, while both sides’ -3 goal difference points to a cagey, low-scoring night rather than goals at both ends.