FootyMAD's Cardiff City match preview

Last updated : 10 September 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City fixture

Nottm. Forest prepare to entertain Cardiff City at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Forest are clearly on top, winning 52.94% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City Ground was just last season, in August 2003, with Cardiff City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Forest in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 31 JanCardiff City0 - 0Nottm. ForestCHMP
2003/2004Sat 23 AugNottm. Forest1-2Cardiff CityCHMP
1976/1977Sat 23 AprNottm. Forest0 - 1Cardiff CityCHMP
1976/1977Sat 27 NovCardiff City0 - 3Nottm. ForestCHMP
1974/1975Sat 22 FebNottm. Forest0 - 0Cardiff CityCHMP
1974/1975Sat 16 NovCardiff City2 - 1Nottm. ForestCHMP
1973/1974Sat 20 AprNottm. Forest2 - 1Cardiff CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Nottingham Forest have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Cardiff City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Bluebirds have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far. Cardiff City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 4 points from their 6 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Nottm. Forest61329116
Cardiff City6114594

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Forest's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cardiff City. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Nottm. Forest Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Cardiff City Not won in previous 8 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.