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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Bristol City at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 4 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the Forest squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 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 11 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 3-2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Bristol City | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Bristol City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the Forest score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Robins have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Nottm. Forest's 24 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Bristol City's total of 25 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Forest, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Won 3 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | 7 games since last defeat. |