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Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest: result 1-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 43Kick-off on April 17, 2017 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd

Cardiff
1-0
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest?

Cardiff won 1-0 on April 17, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 70′A. GunnarssonCardiff

Official lineup for Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Cardiff

4-4-2
  1. 26K. Zohorè
  2. 33J. Hoilett
  1. 24K. Harris
  2. 13Anthony Neil James Pilkington
  3. 17A. Gunnarsson
  4. 7Peter Whittingham
  1. 3J. Bennett
  2. 4S. Morrison
  3. 5B. Ecuele Manga
  4. 2L. Peltier
  1. 1A. McGregor

Nottingham Forest

4-4-2
  1. 45B. Brereton
  2. 19Jamie John Ward
  1. 11B. Osborn
  2. 18M. Carayol
  3. 24D. Vaughan
  4. 8Chris Cohen
  1. 42J. Worrall
  2. 3Dani Pinillos
  3. 2E. Lichaj
  4. 13D. Fox
  1. 43J. Smith
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2017Sheffield Wednesday(away)0-1Championship
Apr 8, 2017Brentford(home)2-1Championship
Apr 4, 2017Barnsley(away)0-0Championship
Apr 1, 2017Wolves(away)1-3Championship
Mar 18, 2017Ipswich(home)3-1Championship
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 14, 2017Blackburn(home)0-1Championship
Apr 8, 2017Huddersfield(home)2-0Championship
Apr 4, 2017Wolves(away)0-1Championship
Apr 1, 2017Preston(away)1-1Championship
Mar 18, 2017Derby(home)2-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 22, 2016Nottingham Forest 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Dec 29, 2015Cardiff 1-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Aug 29, 2015Nottingham Forest 1-2 CardiffChampionship
May 2, 2015Nottingham Forest 1-2 CardiffChampionship
Oct 18, 2014Cardiff 2-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
Apr 13, 2013Cardiff 3-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff on Oct 22, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Cardiff score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.2 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Cardiff1.71.249/158/15
Nottingham Forest1.21.547/157/15

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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