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Nottm Forest prepare to entertain Sheffield United at City Ground on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Forest have the slight edge, having won 21 of the 46 games compared to Sheff Utd's 12 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in May 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Div. One Play-Offs match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Thu 15 May | Sheff Utd | 4 - 3 | Nottm Forest | D1P |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Nottm Forest | 1-1 | Sheff Utd | D1P |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 15 Apr | Sheff Utd | 1 - 0 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Nottm Forest | 3 - 0 | Sheff Utd | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Sheff Utd | 0 - 0 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Sheff Utd | 1 - 0 | Nottm Forest | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | Sheff Utd | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 6 conceded.
Sheff Utd have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Nottm Forest's 9 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Sheff Utd are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 11 points from 5 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Sheff Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest go into their game against Sheff Utd in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm Forest | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sheff Utd | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |