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Cardiff City prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at Ninian Park at tea-time on Sunday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bluebirds are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 2 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in January 2009, with Cardiff City running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 23 Apr | Nottm. Forest | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Cardiff City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Bluebirds in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Forest have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Cardiff City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 26 points from 14 games. Nottm. Forest's 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Bluebirds. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cardiff City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Nottm. Forest | Undefeated in last 10 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |