CARDIFF CITY v NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Saturday 21st April 2018 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – England – Championship Betting Tips
Second placed Cardiff City bounced back from three matches without a win in the Championship last time out with a 2-0 win away at Norwich City, and with Fulham recording a valuable win away at Millwall on Friday night, today’s hosts will be desperate to hang onto second place.
A 1-1 draw with Sheffield United along with back-to-back defeats to Wolves and Aston Villa had threatened to drop Cardiff out of the automatic promotion running, but Neil Warnock’s side bounced back with all three points against Norwich to maintain their bid for Premier League football next season.
And although Cardiff suffered defeat last time out at their Cardiff City Stadium with a 1-0 loss to Championship league leaders, Wolves, The Bluebirds will be confident they can return to winning ways against Nottingham Forest here, having won seven of their last eight on home turf. Cardiff hold an impressive home record of 15-3-3 38/15.
Nottingham Forest have produced a poor season by their standards which has ultimately ended in disappointment as the Tricky Trees occupy 17th place on the Championship league ladder, and although they have a comfortable 11 point cushion ahead of the bottom three, they’ll already be looking to better things next season.
Therefore, there’s little for Forest to play for here, and although they registered a 2-1 home win over Ipswich Town last time out, that was at their City Ground, while they’re without a win from their last four on their travels.
An away record of 5-5-11 23/33 includes recent back-to-back defeats at play-off candidates Millwall and Middlesbrough, and a trip to automatic promotion chasing Cardiff City should also end in defeat.
Pick: Cardiff City to win @ 1.53 Marathonbet
