History of the Nottingham Forest v Leicester City fixture
Nottingham Forest prepare to entertain Leicester City at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 11 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the Forest squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2010/2011 | Fri 22 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 3-2 | Leicester City | Championship |
2010/2011 | Mon 29 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 5 - 1 | Leicester City | Championship |
2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 3 | Leicester City | League Cup |
2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
2004/2005 | Fri 17 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | Championship |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Forest, with 6 goals against.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Foxes's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Nottingham Forest see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
Leicester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Leicester City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Nottingham Forest at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Forest will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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Nottingham Forest | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
Leicester City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here