Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Cardiff City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Fri 2 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Marlon Pack 14' Y
Y 26' Cyrus Christie
Ciaron Brown 37' Y
Y 55' Lewis Grabban
Y 87' Cafu

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee Gavin Ward
7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

4
3
Cardiff City FC 7 games · Avg 1.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-02-25 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
13 Mar Watford FC H 1–2 L
05 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
20 Mar Brentford FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Norwich City FC H 0–2 L
13 Mar Reading FC H 1–1 D
06 Mar Watford FC A 0–1 L
02 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cardiff City FC to score. At the same time, Nottingham Forest FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marlon Pack on 14.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Cardiff City FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cyrus Christie on 26 minutes.
  • 29' James Garner is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 34' It’s high time Chris Hughton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' Ciaron Brown has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Cafu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Lewis Grabban gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Lyle Taylor is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Cyrus Christie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Josh Murphy on, Harry Wilson off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Grabban is withdrawn and Lyle Taylor gets his opportunity.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Kieffer Moore makes way for Mark Harris at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 84' Cardiff City FC make a change. Will Vaulks trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Cafu as he leaves the pitch. Jack Colback steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 0-1 the final result. Cardiff City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Rubin Colwill 2
Isaak Davies 2
Tiago Silva 1
Lyle Taylor 1
James Garner 1
Lewis Grabban 1
Keinan Davis 1

Head to Head

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 2020-02-25 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2021-03-13 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2021-03-05 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2021-03-02 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Derby County FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-06 Watford FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Cardiff City FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC37% Draw33% Nottingham Forest FC30%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
63%
Cardiff City FC or Nottingham Forest FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC24% Draw56% Nottingham Forest FC20%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.4%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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