Ipswich host Nottingham Forest aiming to extend home advantage
Ipswich and Nottingham Forest meet at Portman Road Stadium in a Premier League fixture that finds both clubs searching for consistency nine matchdays into the season.
Ipswich arrive on the back of a mixed run of two wins and three losses in their last five, but their recent record edges them slightly ahead of their visitors, who have managed just one win, one draw and three losses over the same number of games.
Recent head-to-head history
The two sides have met several times in recent seasons, with Nottingham Forest holding the upper hand in their last two Premier League encounters. Forest won 4-2 at Portman Road in March 2025 and followed that with a 1-0 victory at the City Ground the previous November.
Their most recent meeting before those came in an FA Cup tie in March 2025, which ended 1-1. Further back, a Championship meeting in March 2019 also finished level at 1-1, while Forest won 2-0 in December 2018.
What's at stake
With Ipswich's recent form giving them a narrow statistical edge coming into the match, the hosts will hope to use home advantage to build on that momentum, while Forest will look to turn around their own stuttering run of results.