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Norwich City v Cardiff City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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the Carrow Road faithful welcome Cardiff City's supporters on Saturday lunch time, as Johannes Hoff Thorup's Norwich City go head to head with Metin Diyadin's team in the Championship. We've got odds from leading bookmakers for 17 top betting markets plus predictions, stats and head-to-head data for both teams. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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The last English Championship meeting between Norwich and Cardiff was on Saturday 3rd May 2025
English Championship
May 3rd 2025
Norwich 4
2 Cardiff
 
M. Nuñez 13'56' Y. Salech
M. Nuñez 17'84' Y. Salech
B. Sainz Eguskiza 23'
S. Duffy 67'
 
NOR
CAR
Shots On
8
6
Shots Off
10
5
Corners
6
9
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
13
9
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/1
 
NorwichCardiff
 
A. Gunn (V. Reyes Nuñez 90')
J. Stacey (O. Hernández Mayea 59')
S. Duffyfootball icon (J. Cordoba Chambers 90')
C. Doyle
R. McConville (J. Sørensen 59')
M. Nuñezfootball iconfootball icon
K. McLean
F. Amankwah (O. Schwartau 68')
J. Wright
J. Sargent
B. Sainz Eguskizafootball icon
E. Horvath
W. Fish
(T. Nyakuhwa 69') R. Kpakio
C. Chambers
(J. Bagan 21') D. Turnbull
(C. Willock 69') A. Robertson
(D. Lawlor 33') W. Alves
C. O'Dowda
(R. Colwill 46') J. Ralls
C. Ashford
football iconfootball iconY. Salech

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

In alignment, our prediction and the odds from the bookies suggest that this Championship clash is going to be entertaining, with at least 3 goals to scored in the match. As we don't have an obvious winner here given their recent form, we're going with the stats and past head-to-head (H2H) records below, both of which point strongly towards a tip of over 2.5 goals.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Norwich are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Norwich
56%
1/2
13%
-
Draw
21%
15/4
19%
-
Cardiff
22%
9/2
31%
-
Norwich 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 1-1
10%
8/1
20%
-
Norwich 2-0
8%
15/2-
Norwich 1-0
8%
15/2
13%
-
Norwich 3-1
7%
10/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1
13%
-
Cardiff 2-1
6%
16/1
31%
-
Norwich 3-0
6%
10/1
15%
-
Cardiff 1-0
5%
16/1
31%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
31%
-
Norwich 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Norwich 4-1
3%
20/1
19%
-
Cardiff 2-0
3%
28/1
26%
-
Norwich 4-0
3%
20/1
28%
-
Cardiff 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
8/13
10%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
13/10
15%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/11
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
11/5
16%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
31%
-
BTTS - Yes
60%
4/6
3%
-
BTTS - No
40%
11/10
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
30%
2/1
17%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
8/1
20%
-
Home/draw
78%
1/7
7%
-
Away/draw
44%
6/4
22%
-
Home/away
79%
2/11
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/5
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
7/2
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
6/4
17%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
8/15
9%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
7/2
18%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/5
5%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
8/1
18%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/14
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
15%
-
Home DNB
71%
1/5
10%
-
Away DNB
37%
10/3
33%
-
Norwich win to nil
26%
7/4
8%
-
Cardiff win to nil
9%
10/1
38%
-
Norwich / Norwich
37%
5/4
18%
-
Norwich / Cardiff
2%
40/1
21%
-
Norwich / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Norwich
18%
7/2
5%
-
Draw / Cardiff
7%
11/1
26%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
17%
-
Cardiff / Norwich
4%
18/1
10%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
9%
17/2
27%
-
Cardiff / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Norwich have played 45 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 7 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Norwich have outscored their opponents by 67 goals to 46 goals.

Home League Performance

Norwich have played 22 games at home winning 9, drawing 8 and losing 5 games. They have scored 48 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 32 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 24th position in the Championship on 44 points having played 45 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 42 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 22 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

45 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 17 and won 9. Cardiff have conceded 69 goals, scored 46, failed to score in 15 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Norwich
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds462913465100 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
7-0A
2
Burnley462816253100 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
3
Sheff Utd46288102790 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland462113121476 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
5
Coventry4620917669 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
6
Bristol C46171712468 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
7
Blackburn4619918566 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
8
Millwall46181216-266 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
9
West Brom461519121064 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
10
M'Boro46181018864 
d
 
3-3F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
11
Swansea46171019-561 
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
12
Sheff Wed46151318-958 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
13
Norwich Home46141517357 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-2A
14
Watford4616921-857 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
15
QPR46141418-1056 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
16
Portsmouth46141220-1354 
l
 
3-5A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
17
Oxford Utd46131419-1653 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2A
18
Stoke46121519-1751 
w
 
4-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
19
Derby46131122-850 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
20
Preston46102016-1150 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
21
Hull46121321-1049 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
22
Luton46131023-2449 
w
 
4-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
23
Plymouth46111322-3746 
w
 
6-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-0F
d
 
1-1F
24
Cardiff Away4691720-2544 
w
 
4-2F
l
 
2-1F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Norwich have not won in 6 consecutive league games
7
Cardiff have not won in 7 consecutive league games
Norwich 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
45
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Norwich3 - 5Portsmouth
Norwich0 - 0Sunderland
Norwich1 - 0West Brom
Norwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
Norwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
Norwich4 - 2Stoke
Norwich0 - 1Preston
Norwich1 - 1Derby
Norwich5 - 1Swansea
Norwich2 - 1Coventry
Norwich1 - 1QPR
Norwich2 - 1Millwall
Norwich1 - 2Burnley
Norwich4 - 2Luton
Norwich6 - 1Plymouth
Norwich0 - 2Bristol C
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Norwich4 - 0Hull
Norwich1 - 1Leeds
Norwich4 - 1Watford
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANorwich0 - 0M'Boro
ANorwich1 - 3Millwall
HNorwich3 - 5Portsmouth
ANorwich1 - 2Burnley
HNorwich0 - 0Sunderland
ANorwich1 - 2Plymouth
HNorwich1 - 0West Brom
ANorwich1 - 2Bristol C
HNorwich2 - 3Sheff Wed
HNorwich1 - 1Oxford Utd
ANorwich1 - 1Blackburn
HNorwich4 - 2Stoke
ANorwich1 - 1Hull
HNorwich0 - 1Preston
HNorwich1 - 1Derby
ANorwich1 - 0Watford
HNorwich5 - 1Swansea
ANorwich0 - 2Leeds
ANorwich0 - 2Sheff Utd
HNorwich2 - 1Coventry
Cardiff 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
7
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
Luton1 - 0Cardiff
West Brom0 - 0Cardiff
Bristol C1 - 1Cardiff
Hull4 - 1Cardiff
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
HCardiff1 - 2Luton
ACardiff1 - 2Sunderland
HCardiff1 - 2Burnley
HCardiff1 - 0Hull
ACardiff1 - 1Plymouth
HCardiff1 - 1Bristol C
ACardiff1 - 2Portsmouth
ACardiff0 - 7Leeds
HCardiff2 - 1Derby
ACardiff2 - 2Millwall
HCardiff3 - 0Swansea
HCardiff1 - 1Watford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Norwich have beaten Cardiff in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Norwich since 2003
Norwich
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
24
11
Games: Scored
11 / 13
7 / 13
Clean sheets
6 / 13
2 / 13
NOR
9
D
2
CAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Norwich
Norwich4 - 1
Norwich2 - 0
Norwich2 - 0
0 - 2Cardiff
Norwich3 - 2
Norwich3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Norwich2 - 0
1 - 2Cardiff
Norwich1 - 0
Norwich1 - 0
Norwich4 - 1
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Norwich
Goals: Scored
22
20
Games: Scored
12 / 14
12 / 14
Clean sheets
2 / 14
2 / 14
NOR
6
D
1
CAR
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 1
2 - 3Norwich
Cardiff1 - 0
1 - 2Norwich
Cardiff3 - 1
0 - 1Norwich
2 - 4Norwich
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Norwich
Cardiff1 - 0
0 - 1Norwich
Cardiff2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Norwich 13th Cardiff 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
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goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Norwich will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
31%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+26
Norwich have scored 26% more goals at home than predicted
+2
Cardiff’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Norwich v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Norwich Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4518715
S DuffyB SainzC DoyleC Doyle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Gunn GLK35
1
-
J Stacey DEF4126
7
-
S Duffy DEF454
5
-
R. McConville DEF8
-
C Doyle DEF4017
15
-
J. Wright MID154
2
-
K McLean MID344
7
1
A Forson MID2122
2
-
M Espinoza MID3264
8
-
B Sainz MID41184
8
-
J Sargent FWD32154
2
-
Subs
V Nuñez GLK4
-
J Córdoba DEF341
4
2
L Gibbs MID8
-
J Sörensen MID27
2
-
A Slimane MID3322
8
-
D. Jones FWD
-
A. Crnac FWD3874
2
-
O Hernández FWD233
2
-
O Schwartau FWD401
4
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
418410
C ChambersY SalechR ColwillC Chambers
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Horvath GLK17
-
R. Kpakio DEF31
-
W Fish DEF21
4
-
C Chambers DEF4121
9
1
C O'Dowda DEF4223
7
-
J Ralls MID211
7
-
D Turnbull MID191
2
-
C. Ashford MID2823
-
A Robertson MID3533
8
-
W Alves MID1413
-
Y Salech FWD2081
2
-
Subs
M. Turner GLK
-
J Daland DEF20
3
-
J Bagan DEF311
5
1
D. Lawlor DEF1
-
C Willock MID3222
-
R Colwill MID4314
3
-
T. Perret MID
-
R Šimić FWD
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD1
-
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