On the back of thrashing Leicester City in the FA Cup, Forest supporters would have hoped to continue that form in their following league fixtures.
However, while a return of five points from games with Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and Preston North End is respectable, there is a feeling that some momentum has been lost.
Although there is still a long way to go in the promotion race, Forest can only be regarded as outsiders now that they are down in 10th position, five points adrift of Sheffield United.
Head coach Steve Cooper may relish that scenario with expectation levels having recently increased, but Forest face three of the top six in their next three games.
On a more positive note, the East Midlands outfit have collected 13 points from their last six home outings, a return only bettered by three other teams over the same period.
Bristol City head into this contest having won 11 of their 34 Championship fixtures this season, their record dominated by 16 defeats.
Nevertheless, after every single victory, Nigel Pearson has witnessed his side fail to post a second in succession, the latest extension of that trend coming against Coventry City on Tuesday night.
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Having netted a second-half equaliser through Chris Martin, the Robins would have expected to kick on, but it was the Sky Blues who claimed all three points during the closing stages.
Sitting 19 points clear of the relegation zone, relegation is not a realistic possibility, although that will not stop Pearson from fearing for his job at Ashton Gate.
Remarkably, in their last 13 Championship fixtures, Bristol City have both scored and failed to keep a clean sheet, a record stretching all the way back to December 4.
