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Nottm Forest face a trip to Walsall at Bescot Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Forest have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2002, the Saddlers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Nottm Forest | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Nottm Forest | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Walsall | 2 - 1 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Nottm Forest | 2 - 3 | Walsall | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 11 Nov | Walsall | 2 - 0 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Walsall | 0 - 2 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Sep | Nottm Forest | 4 - 1 | Walsall | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall 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 Saddlers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Nottm Forest have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Walsall find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 16 matches. Nottm Forest's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Nottm Forest only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Bescot Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Nottm Forest | 5 games since last defeat. |