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Nottm. Forest pack their bags to visit Blackpool at Bloomfield Road at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Forest will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Bloomfield Road was within the last three years, in August 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 26 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 16 Oct | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
Nottm. Forest's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Forest have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 44 matches. Nottm. Forest are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 49 points from 44 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Bloomfield Road with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |