FootyMAD's Wolverhampton Wanderers match preview

Last updated : 29 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest fixture

Nottm. Forest pack their bags to visit Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 42 out of 59 times.

The previous match played between the two at Molineux was more than three years back, in November 2004, the Wolves carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 06 NovWolves2 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2004/2005Fri 15 OctNottm. Forest1 - 0WolvesCHMP
2002/2003Fri 11 AprNottm. Forest2 - 2WolvesCHMP
2002/2003Sat 23 NovWolves2 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
2001/2002Wed 06 MarNottm. Forest2 - 2WolvesCHMP
2001/2002Tue 25 SepWolves1 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP
2000/2001Sat 03 MarWolves2 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 12 goals for the Wolves, with 5 goals against.

Nottm. Forest's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Forest, and 6 goals against.

Wolves are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 7 points from the 3 games they have played so far. Nottm. Forest see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Wolves642012514
Nottm. Forest631212910

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Wolves is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Wolves Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Nottm. Forest 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.