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Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff: result 3-1 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 11Kick-off on October 20, 2012 at 02:00 PM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Forest
3-1
Cardiff

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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff?

Nottingham Forest won 3-1 on October 20, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 25′A. ReidNottingham Forest
  • 27′Daniel AyalaNottingham Forest
  • 47′B. SharpNottingham Forest
  • 74′Heiðar HelgusonCardiff

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

  1. 19Simon Cox
  2. 24B. Sharp
  1. 4S. Gillett
  2. 7A. Guédioura
  3. 8Chris Cohen
  4. 11A. Reid
  1. 3D. Harding
  2. 5D. Collins
  3. 15Gregory Halford
  4. 26Daniel Ayala
  1. 1Lee Camp

Cardiff

  1. 1D. Marshall
  2. 22Heiðar Helguson
  1. 7Peter Whittingham
  2. 8D. Cowie
  3. 11C. Conway
  4. 14Tommy Smith
  5. 17A. Gunnarsson
  1. 2K. McNaughton
  2. 3Andrew Taylor
  3. 5M. Hudson
  4. 12Matthew Connolly
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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, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Cardiff have 8, 2 and 5.

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

Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2012Peterborough(away)1-0Championship
Oct 3, 2012Blackburn(home)0-0Championship
Sep 30, 2012Derby(home)0-1Championship
Sep 22, 2012Leeds(away)1-2Championship
Sep 18, 2012Crystal Palace(away)1-1Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2012Ipswich(away)2-1Championship
Oct 2, 2012Birmingham(home)2-1Championship
Sep 29, 2012Blackpool(home)3-0Championship
Sep 22, 2012Crystal Palace(away)2-3Championship
Sep 18, 2012Millwall(away)2-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Nottingham Forest wins, 0 draws, 2 Cardiff wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 31, 2011Nottingham Forest 0-1 CardiffChampionship
Nov 26, 2011Cardiff 1-0 Nottingham ForestChampionship

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff on Dec 31, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest1.11.158/156/15
Cardiff1.51.349/1510/15

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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