Challenge CupFinished
Cardiff
5 – 3
Nottingham
Score by period
TeamP1P2P3OTShootout
Cardiff113——
Nottingham102——

Match events

4'Goal — Nottingham · T. Doherty (assist: Z. O'Brien, C. Pearson)
11'Goal — Cardiff · N. Welsh (assist: N. Yaremko)
13'Goal — Cardiff · G. Fournier (assist: J. MacDonald, R. Barrow) · Power-play
3'Goal — Cardiff · J. MacDonald (assist: J. Martin, K. Olischefski)
4'Goal — Nottingham · B. Corbeil (assist: C. Pearson, Z. O'Brien) · Power-play
5'Goal — Cardiff · N. Yaremko (assist: B. Estes, C. Stoever)
13'Goal — Nottingham · Z. O'Brien (assist: C. Pearson, J. Hazeldine)
19'Goal — Cardiff · J. Martin (assist: J. MacDonald, R. Barrow) · Empty net

Recent form

Cardiff

Guildford 5-1 Cardiff19/09/2026
Cardiff 4-2 Manchester18/09/2026
Coventry 3-2 Cardiff13/09/2026
Cardiff 3-1 Guildford12/09/2026
Cardiff 5-2 Nottingham06/09/2026
Nottingham 5-4 Cardiff05/09/2026
Sheffield 1-3 Cardiff30/08/2026
Cardiff 4-3 Sheffield29/08/2026
Cardiff 4-2 Angers22/08/2026
Cardiff 4-1 Odense Bulldogs16/08/2026

Nottingham

Nottingham 1-4 Guildford20/09/2026
Sheffield 3-2 Nottingham19/09/2026
Nottingham 4-3 Manchester12/09/2026
Cardiff 5-2 Nottingham06/09/2026
Nottingham 5-4 Cardiff05/09/2026
Nottingham 4-1 Amiens29/08/2026
Nottingham 4-2 Angers23/08/2026
Nottingham 4-4 Manchester12/04/2026
Manchester 2-1 Nottingham11/04/2026
Nottingham 1-4 Cardiff05/04/2026

Head to head

84 meetings · Cardiff 43 wins · Nottingham 39 wins · 2 draws

Cardiff 5-2 Nottingham06/09/2026
Nottingham 5-4 Cardiff05/09/2026
Nottingham 1-4 Cardiff05/04/2026
Cardiff 7-2 Nottingham15/03/2026
Cardiff 1-4 Nottingham01/02/2026

Team statistics

StatisticCardiffNottingham
Games played99
Wins65
Losses34
Goals scored2626
Goals conceded2326
Avg. goals scored2.902.90
Avg. goals conceded2.602.90