Ipswich Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Ipswich Town FC

2 – 4

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Portman Road 29,878 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 35' Nikola Milenkovic

0–2 37' Anthony Elanga

0–3 41' Anthony Elanga

Jens Cajuste 82' 1–3

1–4 87' Jota Silva

George Hirst 90+3' 2–4

Kalvin Phillips 54' Y

Y 64' Nicolas Dominguez

Overview

Match Preview

Ipswich Town FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Portman Road.

Ipswich Town FC 10 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Ipswich Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–4	L
08 Mar	Crystal Palace FC	A	0–1	L
03 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	4–5	L
26 Feb	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
22 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–4	L
15 Feb	Aston Villa FC	A	1–1	D

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	A	4–2	W
08 Mar	Manchester City FC	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	5–4	W
26 Feb	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D
23 Feb	Newcastle United FC	A	3–4	L
15 Feb	Fulham FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Ipswich Town FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#14	Position	#16
11	Points	9
10	Played	10
3 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 5
15	Scored	9
20	Conceded	13
-5	GD	-4
1.10	PPG	0.90
30%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Ipswich Town FC are 14th (11 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

0-15

–/6

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/5

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

Julio Enciso	2 G	2 A
Jack Clarke	2 G	1 A
Leif Davis	2 G	1 A
Emersonn	2 G	1 A
Zian Flemming	2 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Portman Road. Ipswich Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Ipswich Town FC have won 483 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kieran McKenna will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Brazil international Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kieran McKenna might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' The deadlock is broken! Nikola Milenkovic gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
37' Anthony Elanga adds to his 4 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
41' Anthony Elanga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
46' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 46 minute. Jacob Greaves leaves to be changed by Cameron Burgess.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 366 games and scored 483 goals.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kalvin Phillips on 54 minutes.
59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Nicolas Dominguez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
67' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Nicolas Dominguez exits the field as Ryan Yates enters on 67.
68' Morato is replacing Anthony Elanga for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
73' Ipswich Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ipswich Town FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' Ipswich Town FC ring the changes. Julio Enciso has done his job and it is now time for George Hirst to step up.
81' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Callum Hudson-Odoi trudges off to be replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi on 81 minutes.
82' The deadlock is broken! Jens Cajuste gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
86' Kalvin Phillips makes way for Jack Taylor at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ipswich Town FC.
87' The deadlock is broken! Jota Silva gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
89' Nottingham Forest FC ring the changes. Morgan Gibbs-White has done his job and it is now time for Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira to step up.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Dara O'Shea
8
Kalvin Phillips ↓ Jack Taylor 86'
6
Luke Woolfenden
12
Jens Cajuste
3
Leif Davis
31
Alex Palmer
24
Jacob Greaves ↓ Cameron Burgess 46'
19
Liam Delap ↓ Nathan Broadhead 80'
9
Julio Enciso ↓ George Hirst 80'
29
Jaden Philogene-Bidace ↓ Jack Clarke 80'
20
Omari Hutchinson

Bench

22
Conor Townsend
47
Jack Clarke ↑ 80'
5
Sam Morsy
28
Christian Walton
15
Cameron Burgess ↑ 46'
14
Jack Taylor ↑ 86'
18
Ben Johnson
33
Nathan Broadhead ↑ 80'
27
George Hirst ↑ 80'

Coach Kieran McKenna

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 81'
11
Chris Wood ↓ Jota Silva 80'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 89'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Ryan Yates 67'
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson
21
Anthony Elanga ↓ Morato 68'
5
Murillo

Bench

13
Wayne Hennessey
22
Ryan Yates ↑ 67'
30
Willy Boly
6
Ibrahim Sangare
19
Alex Moreno
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 81'
4
Morato ↑ 68'
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↑ 89'
20
Jota Silva ↑ 80'

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	2
Anthony Elanga	2
George Hirst	2
Neco Williams	1
Julio Enciso	1
Collin Quaner	1
Jon Nolan	1
Chris Wood	1

Head to Head

Ipswich Town FC Form

2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-03-08 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2025-02-22 Ipswich Town FC 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2025-02-15 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-15 Fulham FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.28 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC29% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC48%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

71%

Ipswich Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC25% Draw37% Nottingham Forest FC38%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 3

5.1%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

3.4%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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