Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Tips

✦ AI Analysis & Neural Breakdown

Ipswich Town host Nottingham Forest in Round 8 of the Premier League, kicking off at 19:00 UTC on 23 October 2026. The model gives a narrow edge to the visitors: 38.88% for an away win, 34.02% for a home win and 27.13% for a draw. The bookmaker prices point the same way, with Forest the shorter side at 2.31 and Ipswich at 3.3. Forest are 19th in the table after seven matches (one win, two draws, four defeats, with five goals scored and nine conceded). Ipswich are 10th with three wins and four defeats from seven, and a goal record of 11 scored and 15 conceded.

The goal markets suggest a fairly open match without being extreme. The model puts both teams scoring at 53.73%, and over 2.5 goals at 50.29%, so that line is close to a coin flip. Over 1.5 goals is rated at 73.86%, while over 3.5 is 28.99% and over 4.5 is 16.48%. Ipswich's matches this season have been more open than Forest's. Both teams have scored in 71.43% of Ipswich games, against 42.86% for Forest, and the same two figures apply to over 2.5 goals.

Squad availability may matter more for Ipswich. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku is suspended. Ashley Young, Azor Matusiwa, Florentino, Jack Taylor, Jaden Philogene, Kasey McAteer and Sammie Szmodics are all injured. Forest's only listed absence is Willy Boly, who is injured. The two most recent meetings both went to Forest: a 1-0 win on 30 November 2024 and a 4-2 win at Ipswich on 15 March 2025. Even so, the probabilities leave plenty of room for any of the three results.