NOTTINGHAM FOREST v IPSWICH TOWN
Sunday 7th May 2017 – Kickoff: 1200hrs
Football – England – Championship Betting Tips
Nottingham Forest are due to play one of their biggest games in recent years as they prepare for the visit of bottom half outfit Ipswich Town at the City Ground with a massive three points at stake for the hosts who will be looking to avoid relegation on this last day of the Championship season.
Just two league wins from their last ten overall have plunged Nottingham Forest into serious relegation trouble and it comes down to the final day of the season to determine which of the three teams in trouble, namely, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest or Blackburn Rovers, join already relegated Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United in to League One.
The one thing in Forest’s favour though is that these two wins have been recorded at their City Ground where they hold an overall record of 11-4-7 39/30, and with striker Assombalonga (12 goals) back into his groove, the hosts may still avoid the trap-door.
Visitors Ipswich Town can play the role of pantomime villain when they make their way to Nottingham on Sunday as they look to put a fly in the proverbial ointment to spoil the host’s potential last-day party.
Not that Ipswich are in any kind of form right now as the Tractor Boys currently occupy 16th place in the Championship having collected just three league wins from their last 14 matches overall. Ipswich take a fragile away record of 5-6-11 18/31 with them this afternoon, as well as having suffered three defeats from their last four on the road.
Defeats at Cardiff City, Fulham and Rotherham United underline the problems they’ve had away from home in recent weeks, and they could face another tough test from a Nottingham Forest outfit today who are desperate to avoid relegation.
Pick: Nottingham Forest to win @ 1.62 Paddy Power
