Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Cardiff City Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 14' Marlon Pack was booked on 14.
  • 19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 29' James Garner doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tyler Blackett made 383 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Ciaron Brown. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' Cyrus Christie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' It’s high time Mick McCarthy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Lewis Grabban gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
  • 71' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Harry Wilson departs to be replaced by Josh Murphy.
  • 72' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Lewis Grabban exits the field as Lyle Taylor enters on 72.
  • 77' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Kieffer Moore off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Cardiff City FC make a change. Will Vaulks trudges off to be replaced by Rubin Colwill on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 87' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Cafu departs to be replaced by Jack Colback.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Isaak Davies 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Rubin Colwill 2
Jordan Hugill 1
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 1
Tiago Silva 1
Lyle Taylor 1
James Garner 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.