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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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1-2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 27 Nov | Cardiff City | 0 - 3 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 22 Feb | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 16 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 20 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
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: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
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. |