Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 29

Cardiff

2–1Full-time

Nottingham Forest

WDWDDLGoals 23-15

LDWWLLGoals 8-15

Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd · Capacity 33,280 · grass · Referee: D. Webb

Match events

6'Jordan Hugill (P. Ng)
27'Jack Colback
52'Cody Drameh
57'Max Watters (I. Davies)
59'P. Zinckernagel (K. Davis)
65'I. Davies
68'Jack Colback (Alexandre Silva)
70'Jordan Hugill (James Collins)
79'Steve Cook (Cafú)
82'Joe Ralls (Will Vaulks)
83'R. Wintle
90+4'K. Davis (James Garner)

Lineups

Cardiff

Nottingham Forest

5-3-2

4-2-3-1

S. MorisonCoach

S. Reid

Bench (7)

Match trends

Cardiff have averaged 2.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Cardiff wins

0Draws

3Nottingham Forest wins

9-5Goals

Nottingham Forest

1–2Sep 12, 2021, 1:30 PM

Cardiff

0–1Apr 2, 2021, 2:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

1–0Jan 9, 2021, 12:00 PM

Cardiff

Nottingham Forest

0–2Sep 19, 2020, 11:30 AM

Cardiff

0–1Feb 25, 2020, 7:45 PM

Nottingham Forest

0–1Nov 30, 2019, 3:00 PM

Cardiff

2–1Apr 21, 2018, 6:45 PM

Nottingham Forest

0–2Nov 26, 2017, 1:00 PM

Cardiff

Pre-match comparison

2.3Goals scored per game0.8

1.5Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

D. Webb

2.79Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.04Penalties scored / game

Based on 28 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Cardiff

0-15'

0%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Nottingham Forest

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

66.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

32%Possession68%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target1

10Total shots6

4Shots off target4

2Blocked shots1

6Shots inside the box5

4Shots outside the box1

3Corners2

2Offsides2

14Fouls7

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves2

269Total passes615

159Accurate passes510

59%Pass accuracy83%

Player ratings

1Jordan HugillCardiff⚽ 17.7
2K. DavisNottingham Forest⚽ 17.5
3Joe RallsCardiff7.3
4Ryan YatesNottingham Forest7.2
5Steve CookNottingham Forest7.2
6P. NgCardiff🅰️ 17.2

Box score

Cardiff

23Max WattersF · 57'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels0%

17

17Cody DramehD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles3

Duels58%

15

15R. WintleM · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles2

Duels80%

2Mark McGuinnessD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles3

Duels57%

38

38P. NgD · 90'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles2

Duels60%

4

4S. Morrison (C)D · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles1

Duels75%

25

25A. SmithiesG · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels—

8Joe RallsM · 82'

7.3

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes16%

Tackles6

Duels55%

9Jordan HugillF · 70'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels53%

22Tommy DoyleM · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles1

Duels14%

18Alfie DoughtyD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles3

Duels50%

Bench (7)

6Will VaulksM · 8'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels—

5Aden FlintD

—

21

21M. PackM

—

19James CollinsF · 20'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels11%

1

1Dillon PhillipsG

—

3Joel BaganD

—

39

39I. DaviesF · 33'

⚽ 17.0

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels20%

Nottingham Forest

22Ryan YatesM · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes46%

Tackles1

Duels82%

26Scott McKennaD · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels73%

27Steve CookD · 79'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels67%

11

11P. ZinckernagelM · 59'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles1

Duels43%

20Brennan JohnsonM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels60%

30

30B. SambaG · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels—

8Jack ColbackM · 68'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes46%

Tackles1

Duels63%

2Djed SpenceD · 90'

5.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels10%

7Lewis Grabban (C)F · 88'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels0%

15Max LoweD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes44%

Tackles3

Duels64%

37James GarnerM · 90'

🅰️ 17.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels25%

Bench (7)

9

9K. DavisF · 31'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels40%

3

3T. FigueiredoD

—

18

18CafúM · 11'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels0%

13

13G. BongD

—

1Ethan HorvathG

—

19

19Alexandre SilvaF · 22'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels50%

41

41O. HammondM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest played?+

The match is played at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd (capacity 33,280).

What time does Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest kick off?+

Kickoff is at Jan 30, 2022, 4:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).