Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest

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🕒 Sat, 21 Apr 2018 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 44
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Nottingham Forest 17
Referee Stats
32 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 47%
Draws 16%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Nottingham Forest controlled possession (57%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-4-3

Goals For / Against

40 / 16
Avg: 1.74 / 0.70

Points

52
Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

26 / 38
Avg: 1.13 / 1.65

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.26
PPG
0.87
1.74
GF
1.13
0.70
GA
1.65
48%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Nottingham Forest rank17th
Cardiff points90
Nottingham Forest points53
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #17 · 53 pts · GD -14
37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L L L L D
Points1/15
Weighted index2
Goals3-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home48%
Nottingham Forest score away61%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Nottingham Forest score first0%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Nottingham Forest 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.74 vs 1.41
Cardiff concede at home0.70 vs 1.14
Nottingham Forest score away1.13 vs 1.14
Nottingham Forest concede away1.65 vs 1.41
Cardiff score 23% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 39% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
8
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
9
15
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
255
344
Passes Accurate
140
238
Passes %
55%
69%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS6 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Cardiff vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season