Nottingham Forest will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Birmingham City as they welcome high-flying Cardiff to the City Ground in what promises to be an entertaining clash. The Bluebirds sit 2 points outside the automatic promotion places and will be fully aware of the need to be at their best against a dangerous Forest side.
English Championship – City Ground – Sunday 26th November – 13:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at PaddyPower |
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Nottingham Forest
Cardiff CityNottingham Forest
Mark Warburton has steadied the ship in the East Midlands with Forest currently residing in 11th place in the Championship with 24 points from their opening 17 games. Consistency has been the Achilles heel for the reds – winning 3 and losing 3 of their last 6 Championship matches. Daryl Murphy has been impressive for Forest since his summer move from Newcastle and having scored 6 goals already this season – the Irishman is crucial to the Reds success.
Cardiff City
Neil Warnock has revitalised the Bluebirds this term – revolutionising the squad and Premier League football looks a real possibility Cardiff next season. Currently sat in 3rd place – with 34 points from their opening 17 games, the Blues are 4 points behind league leaders Wolves and sit 8 points clear of the teams outside the play-offs. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has bagged 5 goals for the South Walians this term and with 4 assists, he’s become one of the most important players in the Championship.
Head to Head
Cardiff hold the strong advantage in the head to head leading by 27 wins to 14 whilst another 11 games have finished in draws between the two sides.
Cardiff did the double over Forest last season, winning 2-1 in the equivalent fixture at the City Ground before winning 1-0 at the Cardiff City Stadium in April 2017 – thanks to an Aron Gunnarsson strike.
Odds and Predictions
Goals can be expected between two of the more attacking teams in the league.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a strong bet at 7/10 with William Hill.
Junior Hoilett has scored 4 goals for Cardiff this term and always plays with freedom under Neil Warnock.
Junior Hoilett to score anytime looks way overpriced at 15/8 with Uni Bet.
Both sides have scored plenty of goals this season.
Over 2.5 goals in the match is a very good bet at Evens with Bet Victor.
Cardiff have been in great form this season and could have a little too much class for Forest.
Cardiff to win the game looks a wise move at 28/17 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Nottingham Forest 1 – 2 Cardiff City – 9/1 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip
Nottingham Forest won’t make life easy for Cardiff but City look full of confidence and should pick up three points. Cardiff City to win the match and both teams to score looks a good bet at 4/1 with Sky Bet.