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Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Tranmere Rovers at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Forest have a healthy record in the fixture, winning 5 from 9 meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in October 2005, the Forest carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | LGE1 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 1-0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | LGEC |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 06 May | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Nottm. Forest | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
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 16 goals for the Forest, with 6 goals against.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Nottm. Forest are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League One, with their 24 games giving them a return of 47 points. Tranmere Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League One, picking up 37 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nottm. Forest may be coming up against a decent side in Tranmere Rvs., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Forest. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |