History of the Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough fixture
Middlesbrough face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Boro have recorded 7 wins, and Nottingham Forest have come away with 17 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2010, the Forest carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Tue 01 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 19 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | Championship |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 25 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | League Cup |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | Premiership |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 01 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | Premiership |
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Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Forest have scored 11, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.
Middlesbrough's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Boro, and 5 goals against.
Nottingham Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 8 points from their 11 games thus far.
Middlesbrough are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 11 games.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Middlesbrough have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Nottingham Forest. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
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