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Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 14Kick-off on October 22, 2016 at 04:30 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
1-2
Cardiff

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff?

Cardiff won 1-2 on October 22, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 28′A. GunnarssonCardiff
  • 39′J. RallsCardiff
  • 90′H. LansburyNottingham Forest (pen.)

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 12N. Dumitru
  1. 39A. Vellios
  2. 11B. Osborn
  3. 22P. Kasami
  1. 10H. Lansbury
  2. 8Chris Cohen
  1. 28T. Lam
  2. 2E. Lichaj
  3. 6Armand Traoré
  4. 27Damien Perquis
  1. 38V. Stojković

Cardiff

4-5-1
  1. 19Rickie Lambert
  1. 33J. Hoilett
  2. 8J. Ralls
  3. 13Anthony Neil James Pilkington
  4. 17A. Gunnarsson
  5. 7Peter Whittingham
  1. 3J. Bennett
  2. 4S. Morrison
  3. 14S. Bamba
  4. 16Matthew Connolly
  1. 21B. Amos
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Cardiff have 3, 4 and 8.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 18, 2016Blackburn(away)1-2Championship
Oct 14, 2016Birmingham(home)3-1Championship
Oct 1, 2016Bristol City(away)1-2Championship
Sep 27, 2016Fulham(home)1-1Championship
Sep 24, 2016Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-2Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 19, 2016Sheffield Wednesday(home)1-1Championship
Oct 14, 2016Bristol City(home)2-1Championship
Oct 1, 2016Burton Albion(away)0-2Championship
Sep 27, 2016Derby(home)0-2Championship
Sep 24, 2016Rotherham(away)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Nottingham Forest win, 1 draw, 4 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
Oct 20, 2012Nottingham Forest 3-1 CardiffChampionship

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest on Dec 29, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.5 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 0.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.51.9012/1513/15
Cardiff0.81.517/156/15

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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