Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd March 2025

This will be the first time that Nottingham Forest face Ipswich lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

The match on Monday has all the makings of a tight battle as Nottingham Forest and Ipswich look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Nottingham Forest are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Ipswich are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the FA Cup, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.3 times on average per match, for a total of 23 goals. They also let in nine goals, leaving an average of 0.9 per match. They fought their way to four clean sheets.

Having never shared a season in the FA Cup in recent past, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Ipswich in this context.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 2-1 against Fulham, 4-3 against Newcastle and drew 0-0 with Arsenal. Nottingham Forest won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the FA Cup, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Ipswich Form

Ipswich recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Aston Villa. Then Tottenham proved too strong in a 1-4 defeat, just like Manchester United who won 3-2. Ipswich performed a very admirable four wins in six FA Cup away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 13 times, while also conceding seven goals.

Both Nottingham Forest and Ipswich seem a little too focused on not losing than actually chasing a win, and as such, the draw is a tasty value bet from our perspective.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Santo will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Ipswich from the players listed below:

Alex Moreno, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Carlos Miguel, Chris Wood, Danilo, Elliot Anderson, Eric da Silva Moreira, Harry Toffolo, Ibrahim Sangare, Joel Ndala, Jota Silva, Matz Sels, Morato, Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo, Neco Williams, Nicolas Dominguez, Nikola Milenkovic, Ola Aina, Ramon Sosa, Ryan Yates, Taiwo Awoniyi, Wayne Hennessey, Willy Boly.

Ipswich Squad

Below is the full team squad of Ipswich. The manager McKenna will pick his starting XI against Nottingham Forest from these players:

Alex Palmer, Arijanet Muric, Axel Tuanzebe, Ben Godfrey, Ben Johnson, Cameron Burgess, Chiedozie Ogbene, Christian Walton, Cieran Slicker, Conor Chaplin, Conor Townsend, Dara O'Shea, George Hirst, Jack Clarke, Jack Taylor, Jacob Greaves, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Jens-Lys Cajuste, Julio Enciso, Kalvin Phillips, Larsen Toure, Leif Davis, Liam Delap, Luke Woolfenden, Massimo Luongo, Nathan Broadhead, Omari Hutchinson, Sam Morsy, Sammie Szmodics, Somto Boniface, Wes Burns.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Team News

At the time of writing, Nottingham Forest have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Ipswich on Monday. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Nottingham Forest can't field Danilo on Monday against Ipswich.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich H2H

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Ipswich in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. Nottingham Forest picked up five wins in their previous ten matches against Ipswich, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/4.

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Results

Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Ramon Sosa, who is performing well for Nottingham Forest. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent FA Cup outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Ipswich.The visitors will be looking to Jack Clarke to find the net once again, after managing three FA Cup goals for Ipswich in recent matches.

Nottingham Forest claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Ipswich won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away. Ipswich seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Nottingham Forest kept six clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 2.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Ipswich, who managed to hit the net 1.5 times on average in these games.