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Nottm. Forest travel to take on Cardiff City at Ninian Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Forest will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 2 of the 16 games.
The last time the two teams met at Cardiff City was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1976, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Second Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | LD1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 27 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 22 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 16 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | DIV2 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 20 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | DIV2 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 08 Dec | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Bluebirds have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Nottm. Forest is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Forest have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cardiff City's 41 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 28 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bluebirds, as the Forest have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Nottm. Forest | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |