23rd October IPSWICH - NOTTINGHAM FOREST

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• The market leans one way without any real conviction. Nottingham Forest is the shortest price on a book of 3.25 / 3.40 / 2.20 (1 / X / 2), an implied 43.0%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 29.1% / 27.8% / 43.0% on an overround of 5.6%.

• The draw is unusually well backed at 3.40 (27.8%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

• In the league table Ipswich sit 10th on 9 points (3W 0D 4L) with Nottingham Forest 19th on 5 points (1W 2D 4L).

• Ipswich read L-W-L-W-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 0D 4L) — poor.

• Nottingham Forest read L-L-L-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.

• Head to head the record reads 0-2-4 — Ipswich wins, draws, then Nottingham Forest wins. Their last meeting finished Ipswich - Nottingham Forest: 2-4.

• Ipswich team news: Sasa Lukic (groin) is Ipswich's only injury concern after sitting out the Manchester City match, but the midfielder is expected to be available.

• Ipswich team news: Gary O'Neill may opt to switch back to a back four after fielding a back three in the match against City.

• Nottingham Forest team news: Nottingham Forest are likely to have Morgan Gibbs-White available again, after the star player was sidelined for the Arsenal defeat with a muscle problem.

• Nottingham Forest team news: Nicolo Savona and Igor Jesus are not expected to be available until later this month.

• Ipswich are without 1 — Sasa Lukic (Doubtful - injured).

• Nottingham Forest are without 3 — Morgan Gibbs-White (Doubtful - injured), Nicolò Savona (Doubtful - injured), Igor Jesus (Doubtful - injured).

• Early lineups are in: Ipswich set up 4-2-3-1 against 3-4-2-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

• Ipswich lean hardest on Kjell Scherpen (9.4), Dara O'Shea (9.4), Leif Davis (9.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Sasa Lukic is out for Ipswich — index 7.8, against 9.3 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• Nottingham Forest lean hardest on Morgan Gibbs-White (8.0), Neco Williams (8.0), Dan Ndoye (8.0) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

• Morgan Gibbs-White is out for Nottingham Forest — index 8.8, against 8.7 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• Igor Jesus is out for Nottingham Forest — index 6.3, against 8.8 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

• The projected score for this one is Ipswich 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest, a draw with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.

• The read: Nottingham Forest at 2.20 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

• This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 22nd October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.