Bradford City prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Bantams have the slight edge, having won 7 of the 17 games compared to Nottm Forest's 3 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2002, the Bantams carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Bradford City | 1-0 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | Nottm Forest | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Thu 20 Sep | Nottm Forest | 1 - 0 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Bradford City | 0 - 3 | Nottm Forest | LD1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Nottm Forest | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LD1 |
| 1936/1937 | Mon 28 Dec | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Nottm Forest | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Bantams have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Nottm Forest's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Forest's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 12 points from their 14 games thus far. Nottm Forest's 21 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Nottm Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at The Bradford & Bingley Stadium for the Bantams and the Madmen are unable to see past Nottm Forest claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Nottm Forest | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |