Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Jan 30, 2022 at 4pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
2 - 1
Nott'm Forest

Hugill (6'), Davies (65')
Drameh (52'), Wintle (83')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Davis (90+4')
Colback (27')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Cardiff City 0-2 Nottingham Forest

While Morison's role in the dugout is seemingly under threat, he knows that he cannot afford to be too gung-ho in search of maximum points. Nevertheless, his approach to the game may prove irrelevant given Forest's recent form, and we are backing the visitors to claim a relatively comfortable win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 40.24%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 31.76% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.22%) and 0-2 (7.62%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 1-0 (10.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Nottingham Forest
31.76%	28%	40.24%

Both teams to score 47.15%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.24%

58.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.72%

79.28%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.02%

33.98%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.34%

70.66%

Nottingham Forest Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.42%

28.58%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.62%

64.38%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 31.75%

Nottingham Forest 40.24%

Draw 27.99%

Cardiff City	Draw	Nottingham Forest
1-0 @ 10.48% 2-1 @ 7.09% 2-0 @ 5.66% 3-1 @ 2.55% 3-0 @ 2.04% 3-2 @ 1.6% Other @ 2.35% Total : 31.75%	1-1 @ 13.12% 0-0 @ 9.71% 2-2 @ 4.44% Other @ 0.73% Total : 27.99%	0-1 @ 12.16% 1-2 @ 8.22% 0-2 @ 7.62% 1-3 @ 3.43% 0-3 @ 3.18% 2-3 @ 1.85% 1-4 @ 1.08% 0-4 @ 1% Other @ 1.7% Total : 40.24%