FootyMAD's Bristol City match preview

Last updated : 14 November 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bristol City v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest face a trip to Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 13 of the 34 previous games, with the hosts winning just 9.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 31 MarBristol City1 - 1Nottm. ForestLGE1
2006/2007Wed 29 NovNottm. Forest2 - 2Bristol CityASSM
2006/2007Sat 21 OctNottm. Forest1 - 0Bristol CityLGE1
2005/2006Sat 04 MarBristol City1 - 1Nottm. ForestLGE1
2005/2006Tue 20 SepNottm. Forest3 - 1Bristol CityLGE1
1999/2000Wed 22 SepBristol City0 - 0Nottm. ForestLGEC
1999/2000Wed 15 SepNottm. Forest2 - 1Bristol CityLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Bristol City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Nottm. Forest is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Forest have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bristol City's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 11 points from their 16 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bristol City63215411
Nottm. Forest6132676

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Robins, as the Forest have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bristol City Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Nottm. Forest Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.