Cardiff v Nottingham Forest Betting Preview – Championship 21st April 7.45pm
Cardiff’s mission is simple. Win their remaining games, guarantee themselves automatic promotion to the Premier League. It’s not always that straightforward and they just came off the back of a winless streak as they beat Norwich last weekend. Nottingham Forest ended a longer winless streak on the weekend as well with a victory over Ipswich, but that’s not going to help them get out of the bottom half of the table this season.
Cardiff News and Form
Cardiff landed a 2-0 success at Norwich last weekend, a result they needed to shake themselves out of their slump. They had gone D1 L2 in their previous three and had lost second place, which they subsequently regained at the close of last weekend. The route to the Premier League is simple enough now. Win their final four games and they will finish in the top two. The Bluebirds did suffer a loss in their last league home game when leaders Wolves can for a visit and that snapped a tremendous seven-match winning streak that they were on at home. Overall the Bluebirds are W15 D3 L3 for the season on home soil and so have the form to suggest that they can collect the points in this one. Cardiff have been leading at the break in eleven of their home games this season and a Cardiff/Cardiff half time/full-time bet at William Hill is 13/10 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 4:44 p.m. on April 16th, 2018). The Bluebirds have shipped only 15 goals in their 21 home fixtures this season so they will appeal to go out and win this game to nil.
Nottingham Forest News and Form
Forest are just simply seeing the season out without any motivation for anything. They are in the bottom half of the table and with nothing to play for. That has been seen in their results produced lately as well. Forest managed to just break a six-match winless streak of form (D3 L3) and three straight defeats as they beat Ipswich on the weekend. They are winless still in four road games though, failing to score in six of their last seven fixtures on the road. Forest have averaged 1.1 goals per game away from home this season but are without a goal in their last four. Each to their last four away games have produced less than three games so backing under 2.5 goals at William Hill is at 19/20 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 4:44 p.m. on April 16th, 2018) is a good option to consider. Forest look pretty lightweight as an attacking force and they have failed to score in six of their last seven league games (home and away) their only goals in that sequence being in their 2-1 win over Ipswich on the weekend. They are likely going to struggle to break Cardiff’s tough back line.
Cardiff v Nottingham Forest Head to Head
Cardiff took a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest earlier in the season and that was their third win on the bounce against them. Cardiff are actually unbeaten in their last eight games against the Tricky Trees in the Championship now and have remained unbeaten in their last five home games against them, taking three clean sheets in that sequence.
Cardiff v Nottingham Forest Betting Odds*
Cardiff 11/20, Draw 3/1, Nottingham Forest 5/1* (Betting Odds taken at 4:44 p.m. on April 16th, 2018)
Cardiff v Nottingham Forest Predictions
Cardiff needed that win last weekend and they can drive on from there and get a win under their belt in this one. Nottingham Forest are just not any kind of major threat, so back the Bluebirds to get a win to nil.
