Premier League · Matchweek 8

Ipswich Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC Prediction

Fri 23 Oct, 20:00

Match essentials

Kick-off (UK): Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 (BST)
Competition: Premier League
Round: Matchweek 8
Venue: Portman Road, Ipswich, England

United Matchday prediction

Ipswich Town FC win33%

Draw25%

Nottingham Forest FC win43%

Predicted score: 1–1
Over 2.5 goals: 56%
Under 2.5 goals: 44%
BTTS yes: 59%

Over 1.5 goals: 79%
Over 3.5 goals: 33%
BTTS no: 41%
Expected goals: 1.34 – 1.57

Low confidence

Why the model favours this outcome

Ipswich Town FC have scored at a below-average rate at home, which limits the model's home goal expectation. Sample size is still small this season, so the model leans more heavily on longer-term ratings and lowers its confidence accordingly.

Most likely scorelines

1–111.4%
1–29.0%
0–18.5%
2–17.7%
1–07.3%
0–26.7%
2–26.0%
0–05.4%

Team comparison

Statistic	Ipswich Town FC	Nottingham Forest FC
Matches played	5	5
Points per match	1.20	1.00
Goals per match	1.40	0.80
Goals conceded per match	2.20	1.00
Home / away goals scored	2	4
Home / away goals conceded	3	3
Last 5 points	6	5
Last 5 goals scored	7	4
Last 5 goals conceded	11	5
Win percentage	40%	20%

Ipswich Town FC recent form

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Nottingham Forest FC recent form

LDDWL

Recent form

Ipswich Town FC

2W 0D 3L in the last 5 · 7 scored, 11 conceded

Lat Everton FC0–1
Wat Crystal Palace FC3–2
Lvs Liverpool FC0–2
Lat Manchester United FC2–5
Wvs Sunderland AFC2–1

Nottingham Forest FC

1W 2D 2L in the last 5 · 4 scored, 5 conceded

Lvs Coventry City FC0–1
Wat Aston Villa FC2–1
Dvs Tottenham Hotspur FC0–0
Dat Liverpool FC2–2
Lvs Leeds United FC0–1

Where to watch (UK)

Premier League matches are typically shown in the UK by Sky Sports, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video (selected rounds), BBC Match of the Day (highlights). Kick-off is Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 UK time. Always check the official listing for this fixture, as rights and selections change round by round.

Saturday 15:00 UK kick-offs are not broadcast live in the UK.