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Nottm. Forest play host to Bournemouth at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Forest have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The last time the two teams met at Nottm. Forest was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1951, the Forest carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Third Division (South) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Bournemouth | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 14 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 1-0 | Bournemouth&B | D3S |
| 1950/1951 | Sat 10 Feb | Bournemouth&B | 3 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | D3S |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 01 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 0 | Bournemouth&B | D3S |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 12 Nov | Bournemouth&B | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | D3S |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Forest, with 5 goals against.
Bournemouth have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Cherries have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League One, picking up 67 points from their 44 games so far. Bournemouth find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 53 points from their 44 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Nottm. Forest fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Forest. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Bournemouth | Undefeated in last 4 away games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |