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Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff: result 0-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 2Kick-off on September 19, 2020 at 11:30 AM (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 September 19, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 3′K. MooreCardiff
  • 40′K. MooreCardiff

Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 23J. Lolley
  1. 7L. Grabban
  2. 22R. Yates
  3. 11Sammy Ameobi
  1. 15L. Freeman
  2. 8J. Colback
  1. 4J. Worrall
  2. 5Yuri Ribeiro
  3. 3Tobias Figueiredo
  4. 16C. Jenkinson
  1. 30B. Samba

Cardiff

4-2-3-1
  1. 27S. Ojo
  1. 10K. Moore
  2. 33J. Hoilett
  3. 8J. Ralls
  1. 21M. Pack
  2. 7L. Bacuna
  1. 2J. Osei-Tutu
  2. 16C. Nelson
  3. 3J. Bennett
  4. 4S. Morrison
  1. 12A. Smithies
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 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
Sep 12, 2020QPR(away)0-2Championship
Sep 5, 2020Barnsley(away)0-1League Cup
Jul 22, 2020Stoke City(home)1-4Championship
Jul 19, 2020Barnsley(away)0-1Championship
Jul 15, 2020Swansea(home)2-2Championship
Cardiff
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 12, 2020Sheffield Wednesday(home)0-2Championship
Sep 5, 2020Northampton(away)0-3League Cup
Jul 30, 2020Fulham(away)2-1Championship
Jul 27, 2020Fulham(home)0-2Championship
Jul 22, 2020Hull City(home)3-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 25, 2020Cardiff 0-1 Nottingham ForestChampionship
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

Last archived meeting: Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest on Feb 25, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Nottingham Forest score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 1.5 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Nottingham Forest0.91.337/155/15
Cardiff1.51.256/158/15

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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