Cardiff City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Cardiff City FC

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sun 30 Jan 2022 · 16:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Jack Colback

Y 28' Jack Colback

Cody Drameh 52' Y

Cody Drameh 53' Y

Ryan Wintle 83' Y

Overview

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Cardiff City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Cardiff City FC 7 games · Avg 1.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-19 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W
22 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–3	L
15 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
30 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
11 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	3–0	W
22 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
15 Jan	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
30 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cardiff City FC launch into their encounter with Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Jordan Hugill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
6' Goal! Jordan Hugill scores his 43 goal in 395 matches.
11' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Morrison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Jack Colback gets a Yellow card.
28' Jack Colback has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 28.
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
43' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
52' The referee calls foul for Cody Drameh. He receives a Yellow card.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cody Drameh.
57' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaak Davies is hanging Max Watters on the field on 57 minute.
59' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Philip Zinckernagel is withdrawn and Keinan Davis gets his opportunity.
64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' What a strike from Isaak Davies! The score is 2-0.
66' GOAL! Isaak Davies fires home to make it 3-0!
68' Xande Silva is replacing Jack Colback for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
70' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Jordan Hugill is replaced by James Collins on 70 minute.
75' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Steve Cook is withdrawn and Cafu gets his opportunity.
82' Cardiff City FC make a change. Joe Ralls trudges off to be replaced by Will Vaulks on 82 minutes.
83' Ryan Wintle is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
88' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
Nottingham Forest FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cardiff City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

27
Steve Cook ↓ Cafu 80'
7
Lewis Grabban
22
Ryan Yates
8
Jack Colback ↓ Xande Silva 68'
2
Djed Spence
30
Brice Samba
15
Max Lowe
26
Scott McKenna
37
James Garner
20
Brennan Johnson
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Keinan Davis 59'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	2
Rubin Colwill	2
Isaak Davies	2
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	1
Tiago Silva	1
Lyle Taylor	1
James Garner	1
Lewis Grabban	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2022-01-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-12-30 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-12-11 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-01-30 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2022-01-25 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2022-01-15 Millwall FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.3 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.97 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC45% Draw29% Nottingham Forest FC26%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

55%

Cardiff City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC29% Draw51% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.