Ipswich Town vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 84

Nott'm Forest wins: 42

Draws: 20

Ipswich wins: 22

From 84 previous meetings between Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town in all competitions, the Tricky Trees' success rate stands at just over 50%, having prevailed in 42 of those battles while suffering 22 losses and playing out 20 draws.

The former European Cup winners had succeeded in each of their last three head-to-heads before Ipswich halted that run in their most recent encounter in October 2026, as it ended 1-1 at Portman Road.

Nico Williams put Forest 1-0 up after 13 minutes, only for Julio Enciso to score before halftime, and it stayed that way, even though the away side came close on two occasions only to be denied by goalline interventions.

Despite failing to beat the promoted Ipswich in their latest meeting, the Tricky Trees have extended their unbeaten streak in this fixture to a respectable six matches, last going down to their East Anglian foes during a six-goal Championship classic in 2017, where the Tractor Boys came up trumps 4-2.

However, that is the only time that Ipswich have managed to prevail in the last 10 editions of this fixture, seven of which have been won by Forest, with the other aberration being a 1-1 draw at Portman Road in the 2018-19 Championship campaign.

The Garibaldi have not always had Ipswich's number in the 21st century, though, going winless in six straight Championship games versus the Tractor Boys from December 2013 to March 2016, but they are seldom outplayed on their own patch.

Indeed, Ipswich have not managed a single away win over Forest since the turn of the millennium, going without victory in 16 consecutive matches at the City Ground since Matt Holland propelled them to a 1-0 success in December 1999.

Outside of league action, Forest and Ipswich also contested the 1978 Charity Shield, which was not much of a contest in truth as the Reds ran out 5-0 winners.

However, the Tractor Boys boast the biggest margin of victory in this fixture, having pummelled Nottingham Forest 6-0 in a 2005 Championship clash, where Darren Bent netted the sixth and final goal.