Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest
England Championship, KO: 16:00 Jan 30, 2022, Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City will be looking to keep their head above water as they host Nottingham Forest in a Championship fixture on Sunday. The Welsh team are in the middle of a poor run and should find things difficult against a resurgent Forest side.
Cardiff City have been steadily slipping down the table in recent weeks and will be keen to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap. They have dropped to 20th on the table, just two points above the bottom three.
Things appear to be looking bleak for Cardiff City who have claimed just one win from their last eight Championship matches. They have suffered five defeats in that run and were beaten 3-2 at Bristol City in their previous fixture.
There have also been little home comfort for Cardiff City this season as they have won just once in their last 10 matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. Steve Morison’s men have lost nine times in that run, including a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers last time out.
In contrast to Cardiff City and their problems, Nottingham Forest have been on the rise in recent weeks. They have reignited their playoff quest and are just one point behind Huddersfield Town in sixth place.
Nottingham Forest have impressed since the turn of the year and travel to Cardiff City off the back of four straight wins across all competitions. Their last outing was a 3-0 victory over Barnsley with Keinan Davis, Ryan Yates and Brennan Johnson getting the goals.
Steve Cooper’s men also have a fine record on their travels with just one defeat in their last 10 away matches. They have claimed six wins in that run and triumphed 1-0 at Millwall in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be split on this one with a win for Cardiff City priced at 35/19 with SBK while a Nottingham Forest victory is valued at 9/5 with bet365. A draw is set at odds of 12/5 by betway.
Head to head
Cardiff City have a 21-11 advantage with six draws from 38 previous matches against Nottingham Forest. The Welsh side also claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture while Forest triumphed 1-0 on their last visit to the Cardiff City Stadium.
Players to watch
Cardiff City will be looking to James Collins to maintain his recent scoring run having found the net twice in his last three matches. Betfred has the striker at odds of 12/5 to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
As always, Lewis Grabban will be the one to watch for Nottingham Forest having scored 12 Championship goals this season. The striker has found the net three times in his last four matches across all competitions and is priced at 23/10 by BetVictor to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last meeting between both teams produced over 2.5 goals and a similar outcome is valued at 11/9 by SBK. Cardiff City saw over 3.5 goals in their previous fixture and a repeat is priced at 16/5 by Unibet.
Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest have a penchant for late goals in recent times and both teams could be tipped to score in the second half at 27/10 with SBK.
This England Championship match between Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest will be played on Jan 30, 2022 and kick off at 16:00. Check below for our tipsters best Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
