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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Blackpool at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, winning 19 and drawing 14 of the 36 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in December 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Blackpool | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 9 conceded.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Seasiders's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Nottm. Forest find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Blackpool's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forest go into their game against Blackpool 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 | 10 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |