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Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest: result 0-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 35Kick-off on February 25, 2020 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
0-1
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest?

Nottingham Forest won 0-1 on February 25, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 49′Tiago SilvaNottingham Forest

Official lineup for Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
  1. 9R. Glatzel
  1. 33J. Hoilett
  2. 11J. Murphy
  3. 6W. Vaulks
  1. 15M. Pack
  2. 2D. Sanderson
  1. 13C. Paterson
  2. 16C. Nelson
  3. 3J. Bennett
  4. 4S. Morrison
  1. 12A. Smithies

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 23J. Lolley
  1. 7L. Grabban
  2. 22R. Yates
  3. 11M. Cash
  1. 28Tiago Silva
  2. 19Sammy Ameobi
  1. 8Benjamin Watson
  2. 4J. Worrall
  3. 2Yuri Ribeiro
  4. 3Tobias Figueiredo
  1. 30B. Samba
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2020Stoke City(away)0-2Championship
Feb 15, 2020Wigan(home)2-2Championship
Feb 12, 2020Huddersfield(away)3-0Championship
Feb 8, 2020Luton(away)1-0Championship
Feb 4, 2020Reading(home)5-5FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2020QPR(home)0-0Championship
Feb 15, 2020West Brom(away)2-2Championship
Feb 11, 2020Charlton(home)0-1Championship
Feb 8, 2020Leeds(home)2-0Championship
Feb 1, 2020Birmingham(away)1-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Cardiff wins, 1 draw, 0 Nottingham Forest wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 30, 2019Nottingham Forest 0-1 CardiffChampionship
Apr 21, 2018Cardiff 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Nov 26, 2017Nottingham Forest 0-2 CardiffChampionship
Apr 17, 2017Cardiff 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Oct 22, 2016Nottingham Forest 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Dec 29, 2015Cardiff 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff on Nov 30, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.2 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff1.71.7311/158/15
Nottingham Forest1.21.257/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18Cardiff10244161510

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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