Go Ahead and Telstar look set for a game of repeated home pressure against quick away breaks. Go Ahead have kept finding the box at home, while Telstar have struggled to sustain attacks on their travels. Ipswich and Forest present a different version of the same space battle, with Ipswich's wing-backs pushing on and Forest finding chances behind advanced sides. Both games should be shaped by how often the attacking side can turn those entries into clean chances.
James and Go Ahead's wide players have repeatedly recovered clearances and fed the box, where Tengstedt or Sigurdarson can finish. Telstar's recent away attacks have produced little sustained threat, and Mendes missed the last match and is reported unavailable. Go Ahead should build pressure through the first half and keep creating when the game opens. That's why I'm siding with Go Ahead to win.
Forest's direct exits have produced strong away chances against Liverpool, Villa and Palace, and Ipswich's wing-backs leave a channel for Ndoye, Muñoz and Gibbs-White. Ipswich remain without Lukic in midfield, while Gibbs-White played Forest's last league match and is reported fit. Forest have also found goals after the interval on the road. I'm siding with Nottingham Forest in this matchup.
