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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Swansea City at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with Swansea City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Forest 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1-2 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Swansea City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 14 May | Swansea City | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 11 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 08 May | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 2 | Swansea City | PREM |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 12 Dec | Swansea City | 1 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | PREM |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 29 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 4 - 3 | Swansea Tn. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Forest in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Swans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Swans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 11 games giving them a return of 22 points. Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 17 from their 11 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |