FM Preview: Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe United 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe United fixture

Nottingham Forest prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at City Ground on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in September 2009, with Nottingham Forest running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Wed 16 Feb Scunthorpe U. 1 - 0 Nottm. Forest Championship
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Scunthorpe U. 2 - 2 Nottm. Forest Championship
2009/2010 Wed 30 Sep Nottm. Forest 2-0 Scunthorpe U. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Scunthorpe U. 1 - 1 Nottm. Forest League One
2006/2007 Sat 07 Oct Nottm. Forest 0 - 4 Scunthorpe U. League One
2005/2006 Fri 16 Dec Scunthorpe U. 3 - 1 Nottm. Forest League One
2005/2006 Sat 20 Aug Nottm. Forest 0 - 1 Scunthorpe U. League One

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Recent respective form guides

Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The away form of Scunthorpe United is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Iron have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Nottingham Forest's total of 69 points from their 44 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship.

Scunthorpe United are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 41 points from their 44 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Nottingham Forest 6 3 0 3 13 14 9
Scunthorpe United 6 2 1 3 8 13 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Forest to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Nottingham Forest 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Scunthorpe United No win in the 2 most recent games.

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