Nottingham Forest v Cardiff result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff

Championship · Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:30 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Cardiff · Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest 1–2 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 1–2 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: D. Whitestone
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 3 · draws 0 · Cardiff 3 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 0W 1D 4L · Cardiff 2W 1D 2L

Nottingham Forest 1–2 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.67 / 4.83

Corners

against 4.5 / 3.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.83 / 4.33

Shots on target

against 5.83 / 4 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.67 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.5 / 1.17 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.43 yellows

Referee · D. Whitestone

1.86 home / 1.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 August 2021. 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	0.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.67 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.83 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10.33 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.83 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.33 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Whitestone — 3.43 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (1.86 to the home side, 1.57 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 1.57

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. 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
P. Zinckernagel n 8	69.6	1.8 7/3	1.1 5/2	J. Collins
J. Colback n 8	49	1.8 6/2	1.1 5/0	—
B. Johnson n 8	81.8	1.7 5/3	1.9 6/3	—
L. Taylor n 8	65.4	1.5 5/2	0.9 4/1	W. Vaulks
James Garner n 8	86.4	1.3 6/3	1.2 5/3	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	53.3	2.3 8/3	1.1 4/1
P. Zinckernagel n 8	69.6	1.8 4/3	1 2/2
L. Grabban n 8	56.4	1.6 4/3	1.2 4/2
J. Richardson n 8	53.4	1.5 4/1	0.6 1/1
João Carvalho n 8	50	1.3 3/2	0.9 2/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Zinckernagel n 8	69.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
João Carvalho n 8	50	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
B. Johnson n 8	81.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	56.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Taylor n 8	65.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Back n 4	85.8	3.7 3/3
P. Zinckernagel n 8	69.6	2.6 7/5
James Garner n 8	86.4	2.5 7/6
R. Yates n 8	78.8	2.1 7/5
J. Colback n 8	49	2.1 5/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ethan Horvath n 8	90	4.8 8/6
B. Samba n 8	90	2.9 5/5

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. 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
J. Collins n 8	41.9	3 6/3	2.1 6/2	P. Zinckernagel
M. Pack n 8	90	1.8 6/3	1.3 6/3	—
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	1.7 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
C. Nelson n 8	90	1.6 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
W. Vaulks n 8	69.3	1.6 6/3	1 4/1	L. Taylor

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Collins n 8	41.9	2.4 5/3	1.3 3/2
K. Moore n 8	54	2.3 7/3	1 5/0
A. Flint n 8	90	1.8 5/4	1.1 5/3
M. Pack n 8	90	1.4 7/4	0.5 3/1
J. Murphy n 8	29.6	1.1 3/0	1.1 3/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mark Harris n 8	34.8	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Murphy n 8	29.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
M. Pack n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
A. Flint n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0 0/0
R. Giles n 8	82.1	0 0/0	0.5 3/1

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	3.2 8/6
R. Wintle n 8	76.9	2.2 6/3
Joel Bagan n 8	69.1	2.1 5/4
M. Pack n 8	90	1.8 7/4
C. Brown n 8	90	1.8 6/4

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.7 5/4
D. Phillips n 8	90	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Spence	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	6.9
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Lowe	90	0	1	0	0	2	3	6.6
R. Yates	90	0	0	3	1	1	2	7.2
James Garner	90	0	0	1	1	4	0	7.3
L. Grabban	90	1	0	2	1	2	0	7.2
L. Taylor	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.6
B. Johnson	81	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
P. Zinckernagel	67	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.2
J. Lolley sub	23	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.9
A. Mighten sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Phillips	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Ng	90	0	0	0	0	1	6	Y	7.2
S. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	6.3
A. Flint	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7
C. Nelson	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. Pack	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
W. Vaulks	90	0	0	3	1	3	0	Y	7.3
Joel Bagan	90	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	7.3
Mark Harris	87	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	6.2
S. Bowen	57	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Collins	56	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
K. Moore sub	34	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	7.3
R. Colwill sub	33	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	8.2
K. Evans sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 ForestLLLLD

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

CardiffWDWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 3 · 0 draws · Cardiff 3 · 1.5 goals/game

2021-04-02 Cardiff 0–1 Nottingham Forest
2021-01-09 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff
2020-09-19 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff
2020-02-25 Cardiff 0–1 Nottingham Forest
2019-11-30 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff
2018-04-21 Cardiff 2–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#4 pos80 pts46 pl+33 GD

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.59

Cardiff scored1.09

Nottingham Forest conceded0.87

Cardiff conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Cardiff?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 3, Cardiff won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Cardiff?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 0W 1D 4L; Cardiff 2W 1D 2L.

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