Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Ipswich Town FC
2 – 4
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
  • Assistant 2 Akil Howson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #23
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Ipswich Town FC are 7th (0 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Yates made 372 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Matz Sels has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' Nikola Milenkovic puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 37' What a strike from Anthony Elanga! The score is 0-2.
  • 41' What a strike from Anthony Elanga! The score is 0-3.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jacob Greaves as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Burgess.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 54' Ipswich Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' Nicolas Dominguez was booked on 64.
  • 67' The whistle greets Nicolas Dominguez as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Yates.
  • 68' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 68 minute. Anthony Elanga leaves to be changed by Morato.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dara O'Shea, as he is very good at scoring at Portman Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' The whistle greets Julio Enciso as he departs to be replaced by George Hirst.
  • 81' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Hudson-Odoi departs to be replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 82' What a strike from Jens Cajuste! The score is 1-3.
  • 86' Ipswich Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Taylor is hanging Kalvin Phillips on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' GOAL! Jota Silva scores on 87. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 89' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Morgan Gibbs-White departs to be replaced by Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
  • The final score is 2-4.

Lineups

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anthony Elanga 2
George Hirst 2
Lewis Grabban 2
Jon Nolan 1
Chris Wood 1
Nikola Milenkovic 1
Jota Silva 1
Jens Cajuste 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
0.95 Ipswich Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ipswich Town FC22% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC51%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Ipswich Town FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
78%
Ipswich Town FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ipswich Town FC17% Draw47% Nottingham Forest FC36%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 2
9.8%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Ipswich Town FC

Handicap Ipswich Town FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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