Nottingham Forest v Cardiff: Championship predictions and free tips
Bluebirds could chop down weak Forest
Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday
Where to watch
Sky Sports Main Event & Football, 12.30 Saturday
Best bet
Cardiff 0 on Asian handicap
1pt 26-25 bet365
Team news
Nottingham Forest
Thiago Silva (ankle) remains sidelined but Joe Worrall is expected to shake off a knock.
Cardiff City
Gavin Whyte (hamstring) is ruled out and Isaac Vassell (quad) lacks match fitness.
Match preview
Nottingham Forest and Cardiff are under early pressure after poor starts to the season and the Bluebirds look the more likely to respond with a victory in their clash at the City Ground.
Cardiff manager Neil Harris was unimpressed by last Saturday's 2-0 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday which followed a dismal 3-0 loss at Northampton in the EFL Cup.
However, Harris's team finished strongly last season to reach the playoffs and it may be a little early to write them out of the promotion reckoning.
There are bigger problems to address for Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi, who is not getting the best out of an expensively assembled squad.
Lamouchi's side slipped out of the top six on the final weekend of last season by losing 4-1 at home to Stoke.
They were poor in a 2-0 defeat at QPR last Saturday and look opposable against Cardiff.
Key stat
Nottingham Forest have not won any of their last eight fixtures
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