Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sun 12 Sep 2021 · 13:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Will Vaulks
Y 77' Perry Ng

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

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

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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
28 Aug Derby County FC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
18 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
14 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
08 Aug Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
28 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
21 Aug Millwall FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
14 Aug Blackpool FC A 2–0 W
07 Aug Barnsley FC H 1–1 D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Nottingham Forest FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Curtis Nelson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' Lewis Grabban does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 28' James Collins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Will Vaulks gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mick McCarthy might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' 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.
  • 56' The crowd applauds James Collins as he leaves the pitch. Kieffer Moore steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Sam Bowen is replaced by Rubin Colwill.
  • 58' Goal! Rubin Colwill scores his 13 goal in 380 matches.
  • 63' Joe Worrall is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 67' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Lolley is hanging Philip Zinckernagel on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The 31-year-old Philip Zinckernagel has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 7 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 73' Rubin Colwill doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' Perry Ng has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Alexander Mighten on, Brennan Johnson off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Mark Harris by Kieron Evans on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-08-28 Derby County FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-08-21 Stoke City FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-08-18 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-08-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-08-08 Coventry City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-28 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-08-17 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-08-14 Blackpool FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Cardiff City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC31% Draw30% Cardiff City FC39%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
69%
Nottingham Forest FC or Cardiff City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC23% Draw49% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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