Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest: result and report

The Pundit picked Nottingham Forest (35%): wrong

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Ipswich Town took a point from Nottingham Forest at Portman Road, though the draw flattered them. Forest created far better chances and should have left with the win.

How the goals came

Forest went ahead on 13 minutes when Neco Williams scored from Daniel Muñoz's pass. The lead lasted until four minutes before half-time, when Julio Enciso equalised for Ipswich Town.

Despite everything Forest created, there were no further goals. That left Oliver Glasner's side with a draw from a game in which they had most of the threat.

Nottingham Forest: chances made, chances missed

The scoreline hides a wide gap in chance quality. Forest finished with 2.65 xG to Ipswich Town's 0.64. They had 13 shots to seven and five on target to three.

The big-chance count tells the clearest story. Forest made four and missed three of them, while Ipswich Town made one all night. Forest also made ten key passes to their opponents' three.

This was not a case of one side keeping the ball, because possession finished almost level at 51% to 49%. The difference was what Forest did with it. They also kept up far more sustained pressure across the game, so the territory and the chances point the same direction.

Ipswich Town: a point from very little

Enciso was the home side's standout and was named player of the match. His goal mattered all the more because Ipswich Town created so little else on a wet, windy night.

Gary O'Neil's side still did enough to stay in it. They made three saves to Forest's two, and they stopped the game from drifting away despite spending long spells on the back foot. That is a real point. However, it is not a performance they can expect to repeat often and still come away with something.