Nottingham Forest made it to the Premier League following the Championships play-offs in the 2021/2022 season. The Foresters spent the first two years in the elite division as outsiders, taking the final sixteenth and seventeenth places. However, in the last championship to work with the team began to work with Nuno Santo, known in England, primarily for his work with Wolverhampton. The Portuguese specialist instilled in the team the ability to play organised and disciplined in defence, which became a supporting factor for Nottingham Forest's success this season. Ipswich Town in two seasons "jumped" from League One to the Premier League. Of course, the "tractor drivers" in pre-season predictions were not quoted even in the role of mid-table. In this regard, the current place of the team with the departure zone does not cause any surprise. At the same time, the position of Ipswich Town now is not critical - three teams located above are at a distance of one victory. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.70 on their victory.

Defence is not the only strength of Santo's team. With a solid backline, Nottingham Forest is quite stable in attacking action. In thirteen official meetings of the current football year, the Foresters failed to score only twice. Both meetings were played against London teams - Fulham and Arsenal. With the "canoniers" the meeting took place last week and emphasised that Nottingham Forest should not be overestimated.

Ipswich Town went into the break, linked with national team appearances, in an inspired state. The week before last, the Tractor Boys picked up their first Premier League win when they sensationally scored a goal more against Tottenham in London. Those Spurs, who not so long ago thrashed Aston Villa and after the Tractor Boys defeated Manchester City at the Etihad. Last week Ipswich Town drew with Manchester United in Ruben Amorim's first game in charge of the Mancunian side. There are reasons to believe that the visitors to Nottingham will bend their line. Most likely, the clash will be lively until the first goal, after which the scoring club will go into a deep defence.