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Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

The City Ground, Nottingham

The FA Cup is the focus for both Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town on Monday evening, as managers Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo and Kieran McKenna battle it out at The City Ground. We've analysed both clubs' last 20 FA Cup matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Nottingham Forest's next match is v Ipswich at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
Ipswich Town's next match is v Nottm Forest at 15:00 on Saturday 15th March
The last English FA Cup meeting between Nottm Forest and Ipswich was on Monday 3rd March 2025
English FA Cup
March 3rd 2025
Nottm Forest 1
1 Ipswich
 
R. Yates 68'53' G. Hirst
 
NFO
IPS
Shots On
4
4
Shots Off
12
4
Corners
11
2
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
13
9
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
Nottm ForestIpswich
 
M. Sels
F. Rodrigues
A. Moreno Lopera (N. Williams 82')
M. Santiago Costa dos Santos
T. Olaoluwa Aina
R. Yatesfootball icon
D. dos Santos de Oliveira (E. Anderson 59')
I. Sangaré (M. Gibbs-White 60')
C. Hudson-Odoi
T. Awoniyi (C. Wood 82')
A. Elanga (J. Ferreira Silva 111')
A. Palmer
(D. O'Shea 46') A. Tuanzebe
C. Townsend
B. Johnson
(J. Greaves 46') C. Burgess
L. Woolfenden
J. Taylor
(J. Cajuste 67') M. Luongo
S. Morsy
(L. Delap 90') football iconG. Hirst
(J. Clarke 67') N. Broadhead

Best Tip: Nottm Forest to win

We are predicting Nottm Forest will come out on top after 90 mins on Monday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) data below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home fans when that final whistle blows at The City Ground.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Nottm Forest are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Nottm Forest
64%
8/15
15%
8/15
7%
Draw
21%
16/5
17%
10/3
8%
Ipswich
16%
5/1
50%
5/1
25%
Nottm Forest 2-0
11%
13/2
21%
6/1
13%
Nottm Forest 1-0
11%
6/1
22%
11/2
7%
Nottm Forest 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1
14%
13/2
7%
Nottm Forest 3-0
7%
10/1
27%
17/2
14%
Nottm Forest 3-1
7%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/1
8%
9/1
9%
Ipswich 1-0
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
31%
14/1
15%
Ipswich 2-1
4%
18/1
46%
14/1
15%
Nottm Forest 4-0
4%
20/1
28%
14/1
21%
Nottm Forest 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
11%
Nottm Forest 3-2
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Ipswich 2-0
2%
28/1
26%
22/1
21%
Nottm Forest 5-0
2%
40/1
20%
28/1
15%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
4/5
4%
3/4
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
1/1
5%
19/20
7%
Home 1st Goal
57%
4/11
11%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
12/5
31%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
52%
19/20
17%
10/11
10%
BTTS - No
48%
4/5
14%
4/5
10%
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/5
3%
9/4
5%
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/2
22%
9/2
15%
BTTS - Away Win
8%
10/1
57%
17/2
27%
Home/draw
84%
1/8
8%
1/8
5%
Away/draw
36%
11/8
22%
6/4
14%
Home/away
79%
2/9
5%
2/9
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/4
4%
1/4
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
11/4
13%
27/10
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2/1
15%
15/8
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/11
6%
4/11
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5/1
20%
17/4
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/8
4%
2/15
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
12/1
18%
9/1
11%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/25
1%
1/25
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/25
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/19/1
9%
Home DNB
78%
1/5
12%
2/11
6%
Away DNB
30%
10/3
44%
17/5
26%
Nottm Forest win to nil
35%
6/4
29%
-
Ipswich win to nil
8%
9/1
25%
-
Nottm Forest / Nottm Forest
35%
11/8
17%
5/4
10%
Nottm Forest / Ipswich
2%
40/1
41%
33/1
17%
Nottm Forest / Draw
5%
14/1
15%
14/1
15%
Draw / Nottm Forest
19%
10/3
13%
16/5
5%
Draw / Ipswich
7%
11/1
33%
10/1
16%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
Ipswich / Nottm Forest
4%
20/116/1
Ipswich / Ipswich
8%
10/1
69%
15/2
21%
Ipswich / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
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Win / draw / win form
Nottm Forest
20 games
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNottm Forest0 - 0Arsenal
ANottm Forest3 - 4Newcastle
ANottm Forest1 - 2Fulham
ANottm Forest2 - 2Exeter
HNottm Forest7 - 0Brighton
ANottm Forest0 - 5Bournemouth
HNottm Forest3 - 2Southampton
HNottm Forest1 - 1Liverpool
HNottm Forest2 - 0Luton
ANottm Forest3 - 0Wolves
ANottm Forest2 - 0Everton
HNottm Forest1 - 0Spurs
ANottm Forest2 - 0Brentford
HNottm Forest2 - 1A Villa
ANottm Forest3 - 2Man Utd
ANottm Forest0 - 3Man City
HNottm Forest1 - 0Ipswich
ANottm Forest0 - 3Arsenal
HNottm Forest1 - 3Newcastle
HNottm Forest3 - 0West Ham
Ipswich
20 games
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AIpswich2 - 3Man Utd
HIpswich1 - 4Spurs
AIpswich1 - 1A Villa
AIpswich4 - 1Coventry
HIpswich1 - 2Southampton
AIpswich1 - 4Liverpool
HIpswich0 - 6Man City
HIpswich0 - 2Brighton
HIpswich3 - 0Bristol R
AIpswich2 - 2Fulham
HIpswich2 - 0Chelsea
AIpswich0 - 1Arsenal
HIpswich0 - 4Newcastle
AIpswich2 - 1Wolves
HIpswich1 - 2Bournemouth
HIpswich0 - 1C Palace
AIpswich0 - 1Nottm Forest
HIpswich1 - 1Man Utd
AIpswich2 - 1Spurs
HIpswich1 - 1Leicester
Goal Statistics
Nottm Forest Ipswich
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Nottm Forest will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Ipswich scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.7
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Nottm Forest
PG (predicted goals)
Ipswich
2
0.9
Attack rating
22%
better
NFO
IPS
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Games scored16
14
Failed to score4
6
Scored first13
10
Goals scored37
24
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
33%
better
NFO
IPS
view stats
Games conceded11
18
Clean sheets9
2
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded28
38
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+33%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Nottm Forest v Ipswich will show here when available.

Nottm Forest FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3221
Álex MorenoR YatesI SangaréMorato
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Sels GLK2
-
O Aina  DEF1
-
Murillo DEF1
-
Morato DEF2
1
-
Álex Moreno DEF3
-
R Yates MID32
1
-
I Sangaré MID22
-
A Elanga MID21
-
Danilo MID3
-
C Hudson-Odoi MID2
-
T Awoniyi FWD31
-
Subs
W Hennessey GLK
-
N Williams DEF2
1
-
W Boly DEF2
-
E Anderson MID2
1
-
M Gibbs-White MID2
-
N Domínguez MID2
-
C Wood FWD3
-
J Silva FWD31
-
R Sosa FWD221
-
Ipswich FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3321
L WoolfendenJ ClarkeJ ClarkeS Morsy
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Palmer GLK2
-
A Tuanzebe  DEF1
-
L Woolfenden DEF3
-
C Burgess DEF3
-
S Morsy MID1
1
-
B Johnson MID31
-
J Taylor MID31
-
M Luongo MID3
1
-
C Townsend MID3
-
N Broadhead FWD31
-
G Hirst FWD321
-
Subs
A Muric GLK1
-
D O'Shea DEF1
-
L Davis DEF
-
J Greaves DEF1
-
J Cajuste MID2
-
L Delap FWD2
-
J Philogene FWD11
-
J Clarke FWD332
-
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