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CardiffCardiff vs Nott'm Forest — Championship
2-0
Nott'm Forest
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 5, drawn 5, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Nott'm Forest had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 5, lost 0 (W D W D W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Coventry · 28 Jan 2009
- D 1-1 at Birmingham · 17 Jan 2009
- W 1-0 vs Plymouth · 28 Dec 2008
- D 1-1 at Reading · 26 Dec 2008
- W 2-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 20 Dec 2008
- W 1-2 at Ipswich · 13 Dec 2008
Away form going in: Nott'm Forest
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W W W W L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Sheffield Weds · 27 Jan 2009
- W 2-0 vs Plymouth · 17 Jan 2009
- W 0-2 at Charlton · 10 Jan 2009
- W 2-3 at Norwich · 28 Dec 2008
- L 2-4 vs Doncaster · 26 Dec 2008
- W 0-2 at Southampton · 20 Dec 2008
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Nott'm Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 25 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |