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

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

Ipswich Town FC 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Ipswich Town FC 5 games · Avg 4.0 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
#11	Position	#13
6	Points	5
5	Played	5
2 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
7	Scored	4
11	Conceded	5
-4	GD	-1
1.20	PPG	1.00
40%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Ipswich Town FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Ipswich Town FC are 11th (6 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/3

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Ipswich Town FC

Leif Davis	2 G	1 A
Emersonn	2 G	1 A
Jack Clarke	1 G
Chuba Akpom	1 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Portman Road will turn into a battlefield for Ipswich Town FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikola Milenkovic, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' 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.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Alex Palmer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Ipswich Town FC tonight.
35' Nottingham Forest FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nikola Milenkovic on 35.
37' Anthony Elanga does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
41' GOAL! Anthony Elanga fires home to make it 0-3!
46' Another change for Ipswich Town FC made on 46 minute. Jacob Greaves leaves to be changed by Cameron Burgess.
51' 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.
54' That looks like a foul for a card for Kalvin Phillips.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Dominguez on 64.
67' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 67 minute. Nicolas Dominguez leaves to be changed by Ryan Yates.
68' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 68 minute. Anthony Elanga leaves to be changed by Morato.
73' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
78' The 27-year-old Luke Woolfenden has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' A change in the Ipswich Town FC ranks — Julio Enciso exits the field as George Hirst enters on 80.
81' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Callum Hudson-Odoi for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
82' Brilliant from the midfielder! Jens Cajuste makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 82.
86' Jack Taylor gets the nod from Ipswich Town FC. He replaces Kalvin Phillips and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Jota Silva adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
89' Morgan Gibbs-White makes way for Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
2-4 the final result. Ipswich Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
George Hirst	2
Lewis Grabban	2
Anthony Elanga	2
Jens Cajuste	1
Ryan Yates	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

1.52 Ipswich Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC26% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC51%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

74%

Ipswich Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Ipswich Town FC22% Draw38% Nottingham Forest FC40%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 3

6.4%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 4

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap	Ipswich Town FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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