Predicted this to be a 2-1 win for City, before I realised that we have won this fixture by that score for the last three seasons....after leading 2-0! WTF? Can’t happen again surely....can it? Nah, need to change my prediction, hmmmmm... Nottingham Forest midfielder Liam Bridcutt is suspended following his fifth yellow card of the season, which came in the 1-0 win over Norwich City. Defender Tendayi Darikwa faces a couple of weeks out with an ankle injury, but left-back Armand Traore is fit. Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore is out for another two weeks after having scar tissue removed from his heel. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing may return after missing two matches, but fellow forward Omar Bogle is still banned. SAM's prediction Home win 36% Draw 28% Away win 36% SAM, the Sports Analytics Machine, is a super-computer built by @ProfIanMcHale of the University of Liverpool. Match facts Forest have lost six of their past seven league matches against Cardiff, drawing the other, since a 3-1 win in October 2012. The Bluebirds have won their past three league trips to the City Ground, winning each match 2-1. On each occasion, they went 2-0 ahead before conceding in the last five minutes. Nottingham Forest have won their past four league games at the City Ground, after losing the previous three and then also winning the four before the losing run. Forest have not kept four consecutive clean sheets at home in league competition since April 2010. Cardiff have won both of their games against Nottingham Forest since Neil Warnock took charge. Cardiff City have conceded 13 goals in the league so far this season, the fewest of any side in the Championship.
Another interesting fact Masky is that Forest have not drawn any of their last 25 games. I fancy that will change on Sunday. Going for a 1-1.
They've also conceded 27 goals so far this eason - more than anyone outside the bottom 5 clubs propping up the division. Haven't made my mind up how many we're going to score yet though.....
But we have only scored 25.... the same as Sunderland, although they have now played one more game than us. Still seems below the average for the division. Thank the Lord we have a mean defence
Aye - but they've let in 35. Another clean sheet today would do me. If we can catch Forest on the break the other end, that's the way to win away games. Mind you, I've predicted we'll score 3.......
Cardiff squad Etheridge, Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Damour, Bryson, Ralls, Paterson, Hoilett, Ward. Subs: Murphy, Peltier, Feltscher, Halford, Feeney, Tomlin, Gounongbe
I like the "3 at the back" with Bennett and Paterson out wide. In fact I'm going to change my scorere Sheepy. I might regret this but I'm dropping Morro as my scorer for another goal from Paterson - I'll confirm that now on the prediction thread.
First time I've got a scorer right in the prediction league for a while. Would like a correct score as well but would settle for a correct result.
Danny, Danny Ward Danny, Danny Ward To the tune of Daddy Cool according to the Commentary on R Wales.
Paterson has been taking a bit of a kicking first half, their no 6 got a booking for a studs up challenge. Will NW risk him the whole game if he gets any more challenges that are borderline? The ref seems to have nipped it in the bud quite quickly, but there's always the danger. He looks quality. Will Tomlin get a run out?
It's all that tippy tappy sideways and backward passing that boosts our possssion stats. We need to learn to go back to front when needed.
