History of the Nottingham Forest v Leicester City fixture
Leicester City face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground at tea-time on Friday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 11 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2009, with Nottingham Forest annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Mon 29 Nov | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 5-1 | Leicester City | Championship |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 3 | Leicester City | League Cup |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Leicester City | 0 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 17 Dec | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 1 | Leicester City | Championship |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Apr | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | League Division One |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
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, 9 to 8.
Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Nottingham Forest lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 63 points from their 42 games so far.
Leicester City's 60 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| Leicester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Foxes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Nottingham Forest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Leicester City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here