Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest Prediction: O’Neil’s Pragmatists Face Glasner’s Rebuild
Ipswich Town host Nottingham Forest at Portman Road on 23 October 2026, a Premier League Matchweek 8 fixture that means very different things to each side. Ipswich sit tenth with nine points from seven games while Forest are nineteenth with…
On 2026-10-23 at 20:00 GMT, Ipswich Town take on Nottingham Forest in week 8 of Premier League (2026-2027).
Over the past 10 outings, Referee T. Bramall has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 22 fouls each fixture.
In their most recent matchup, Gary O'Neil has 1 victory, while O. Glasner has no victories, and no draws.
Ipswich Town have accumulated 9 points to lie 10th whereas Nottingham Forest have 5 points to sit 19th.
Ipswich Town are missing 2 players: S. Lukic (Groin Injury), J. Taylor (Knee Injury) while Nottingham Forest are missing 3 players: Igor Jesus (Calf Injury), M. Gibbs-White (Injury), N. Savona (Knee Injury).
Our forecast has Ipswich Town in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Nottingham Forest set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
Double disappointment: Ipswich Town fell 2-3 against Manchester City, while Nottingham Forest went down 0-1 vs Arsenal.
Neither side is flying – Ipswich Town 2-0-3 and Nottingham Forest 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
Nottingham Forest lead this rivalry - 12 wins from 27 matches versus Ipswich Town (who've won just 6 games), alongside 9 draws.
Expect Nottingham Forest to edge a 1-2 win: their 1-1-1 record on the road and 0.00 goals per away match tip the balance.
Ipswich is going head to head with Nottingham on 23/10/2026 19:00 GMT for the England Premier League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Ipswich v Nottingham H2H statistics!