Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ipswich Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Ipswich Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 16 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Portman Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 84' Jack Colback
Y 90' Yohan Benalouane

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Portman Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
Ipswich Town FC 5 games · Avg 4.0 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
09 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Reading FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D
16 Feb Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
13 Mar Aston Villa FC H 1–3 L
09 Mar Hull City AFC H 3–0 W
02 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
25 Feb Derby County FC H 1–0 W
16 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Portman Road Stadium as Ipswich Town FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The Germany Collin Quaner breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Portman Road Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Lambert might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Alan Judge, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Jon Nolan adds to his 0 season tally! Ipswich Town FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 36' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' Cole Skuse makes way for Trevoh Chalobah at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
  • 46' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' The Ipswich Town FC bench stirs into life. Collin Quaner is withdrawn and Kayden Jackson gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Joao Carvalho gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Ryan Yates and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' It looks surprising Ipswich Town FC does not make any changes. Myles Kenlock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' Pele makes way for Karim Ansarifard at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Colback is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yohan Benalouane on 90.
  • 90' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 90 minute. Teddy Bishop leaves to be changed by Aristote Nsiala.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Hirst 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Anthony Elanga 2
Ryan Yates 1
Collin Quaner 1
Jon Nolan 1
Chris Wood 1
Nikola Milenkovic 1

Head to Head

2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC

Ipswich Town FC Form

2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-03-12 Bristol City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-03-09 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-03-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2019-02-23 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2019-02-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-03-16 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC L 2019-03-09 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2019-02-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Ipswich Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC36% Draw31% Nottingham Forest FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
64%
Ipswich Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC23% Draw52% Nottingham Forest FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.