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Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff: result 0-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 19Kick-off on November 26, 2017 at 01:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
0-2
Cardiff

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff?

Cardiff won 0-2 on November 26, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 24′J. HoilettCardiff
  • 38′D. WardCardiff

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 34T. Walker
  1. 10B. McKay
  2. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  3. 20K. Dowell
  1. 11B. Osborn
  2. 24D. Vaughan
  1. 42J. Worrall
  2. 2E. Lichaj
  3. 6Armand Traoré
  4. 4M. Mancienne
  1. 43J. Smith

Cardiff

4-5-1
  1. 9D. Ward
  1. 33J. Hoilett
  2. 8J. Ralls
  3. 20L. Damour
  4. 21Craig James Bryson
  5. 18C. Paterson
  1. 3J. Bennett
  2. 4S. Morrison
  3. 14S. Bamba
  4. 5B. Ecuele Manga
  1. 25N. Etheridge
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 6 wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats; Cardiff have 7, 4 and 4.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 21, 2017Norwich(home)1-0Championship
Nov 18, 2017Birmingham(away)0-1Championship
Nov 4, 2017QPR(home)4-0Championship
Oct 31, 2017Reading(away)1-3Championship
Oct 28, 2017Hull City(away)3-2Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 21, 2017Barnsley(away)1-0Championship
Nov 18, 2017Brentford(home)2-0Championship
Nov 4, 2017Bristol City(away)1-2Championship
Oct 31, 2017Ipswich(home)3-1Championship
Oct 28, 2017Millwall(home)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 17, 2017Cardiff 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship
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

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest on Apr 17, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.31.748/159/15
Cardiff1.20.958/157/15

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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