Nottingham Forest v Cardiff result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff

Championship · Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:30 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff — Cardiff won this Championship match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 4): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 0 · Cardiff 3 · 1.75 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 0W 1D 4L · Cardiff 2W 0D 3L

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.83 / 3.71

Corners

against 6.33 / 4.71 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.33 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 5.14 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.67 / 2.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.83 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.71 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.71 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.71 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Sow n 8	53	3.4 8/6	1.7 6/2	—
J. Colback n 8	88.6	2.7 8/7	2.3 8/7	—
Tiago Silva n 8	54	2.3 7/2	1.5 5/2	—
L. Taylor n 8	74.3	2 5/4	1.8 6/4	—
T. Blackett n 8	75.1	1.9 7/4	0.7 4/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Taylor n 8	74.3	2.4 6/5	1.2 4/3
J. Lolley n 8	63.6	2.1 6/3	0.9 3/2
S. Ameobi n 8	58.6	2.1 3/3	0.6 2/1
L. Grabban n 8	87.3	1.9 6/5	0.4 3/0
João Carvalho n 8	37.6	1.8 3/1	0.9 3/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	63.6	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
L. Taylor n 8	74.3	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
S. Ameobi n 8	58.6	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
L. Freeman n 8	38.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Tiago Silva n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	53	4 7/7
Nuno da Costa n 8	60.5	3.2 6/5
J. Lolley n 8	63.6	2.7 6/5
J. Colback n 8	88.6	2.4 8/6
S. Ameobi n 8	58.6	2.3 7/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	2.6 5/4
B. Samba n 8	90	1.5 3/2

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Glatzel n 8	57	2.6 6/5	2.6 7/4	—
K. Moore n 8	81.9	1.8 7/4	1.6 6/4	—
W. Vaulks n 8	62.5	1.8 5/4	1.1 3/2	—
L. Tomlin n 8	55.5	1.8 5/2	2.2 6/4	—
C. Paterson n 8	36.6	1.8 5/1	3.1 6/2	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Glatzel n 8	57	3.2 6/5	0.8 2/2
K. Moore n 8	81.9	2.5 8/5	1.1 5/3
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	72.9	2.2 7/5	0.9 4/2
L. Tomlin n 8	55.5	2.2 5/3	0.8 2/1
S. Ojo n 8	43.9	2.1 5/1	1 3/1

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Tomlin n 8	55.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ralls n 8	85.3	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
K. Moore n 8	81.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	49.6	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
J. Hoilett n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Vaulks n 8	62.5	4.1 6/4
G. Whyte n 8	39.1	3.2 5/2
S. Bamba n 8	28.4	2.4 5/1
J. Ralls n 8	85.3	2.2 7/5
G. Cunningham n 8	72.5	2.2 6/5

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Smithies n 8	90	2.4 6/2
Lucas Pasquoto n 8	39.1	0 0/0

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Match statistics & details

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	1	6.6
Tobias Figueiredo	90	0	0	0	1	6.7
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	1	7.3
R. Yates	90	2	1	2	4	7.3
J. Colback	90	0	0	0	3	6.9
L. Freeman	90	2	0	3	3	6.9
S. Ameobi	90	2	1	0	5	6.3
C. Jenkinson	80	0	0	3	3	7
L. Grabban	74	3	1	0	0	6.5
J. Lolley	36	0	0	0	1	6
L. Taylor sub	54	1	0	1	0	6.7
Miguel Guerrero sub	16	0	0	1	1	6.3
A. Mighten sub	10	1	0	0	0	6.6

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Osei-Tutu	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.6
S. Morrison	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	7.3
C. Nelson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
M. Pack	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	7.6
J. Ralls	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.2
K. Moore	90	2	0	2	2	0	0	8.3
J. Bennett	82	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
J. Hoilett	77	0	0	0	0	2	3	7.2
S. Ojo	74	0	0	2	2	1	4	6.9
W. Vaulks sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.3
L. Tomlin sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Bamba sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

CardiffWLWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Nottingham Forest 1 · 0 draws · Cardiff 3 · 1.75 goals/game

2020-02-25 Cardiff 0–1 Nottingham Forest
2019-11-30 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff
2018-04-21 Cardiff 2–1 Nottingham Forest
2017-11-26 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Cardiff#8 pos68 pts46 pl+17 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Cardiff scored1.43

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

Cardiff conceded1.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Cardiff?: In their last 4 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Cardiff won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Cardiff?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 0W 1D 4L; Cardiff 2W 0D 3L.

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