FM Preview: Nottingham Forest v Bristol City 18 Aug 2012

Last updated : 17 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Nottingham Forest v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 5 of the 44 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Bristol City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Forest in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 07 Apr Nottm. Forest 0-1 Bristol City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Bristol City 0 - 0 Nottm. Forest Championship
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Bristol City 2 - 3 Nottm. Forest Championship
2010/2011 Tue 25 Jan Nottm. Forest 1 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Bristol City 1 - 1 Nottm. Forest Championship
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Nottm. Forest 1 - 1 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Nottm. Forest 3 - 2 Bristol City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Nottingham Forest 6 3 1 2 5 3 10
Bristol City 6 2 3 1 10 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Robins has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Nottingham Forest. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Nottingham Forest Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Bristol City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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