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

Sat 21st Nov, 12:30 BST, Carrow Road, Norwich

Philippe Clement and Brian Barry-Murphy meet in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as Norwich City face Cardiff City at the Carrow Road. We've got the best odds for 17 different betting markets as well as predictions, stats and head-to-head data for these two clubs. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As followers of Cardiff get ready for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After studying the relevant stats and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both teams know they have goals in them and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are aligned: over 2.5 goals is the bet to go for.

In-Play
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 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Norwich
54%
4/6-
Draw
21%
31/10-
Cardiff
25%
16/5-
Norwich 2-1
10%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1-
Norwich 2-0
7%
11/1-
Norwich 1-0
7%
12/1-
Norwich 3-1
7%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
Cardiff 2-1
6%
14/1-
Norwich 3-0
5%
14/1-
Cardiff 1-0
5%
20/1-
Norwich 3-2
4%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
22/1-
Norwich 4-1
3%
18/1-
Cardiff 2-0
3%
28/1-
Cardiff 3-2
3%
25/1-
Cardiff 3-1
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
4/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
11/5-
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/15-
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/8-
No 1st Goal
2%
22/1-
BTTS - Yes
64%
2/5-
BTTS - No
36%
7/4-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
13/8-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1-
Home/draw
75%
2/9-
Away/draw
46%
23/20-
Home/away
79%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
11/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
10/11-
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
10/11-
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
11/5-
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
4/11-
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
4/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/6-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/80-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
22/1-
Home DNB
69%
3/10-
Away DNB
39%
12/5-
Norwich win to nil
23%
3/1-
Cardiff win to nil
9%
10/1-
Norwich / Norwich
33%
6/4-
Norwich / Cardiff
3%
25/1-
Norwich / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Norwich
17%
4/1-
Draw / Cardiff
8%
9/1-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1-
Cardiff / Norwich
5%
16/1-
Cardiff / Cardiff
12%
6/1-
Cardiff / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Norwich have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Norwich have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Norwich have played 7 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Cardiff are in 14th position in the Championship on 18 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Cardiff are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Cardiff have conceded 17 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Norwich
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham158521429 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 7
w
 
1-0F
Dec 29
2
M'Boro158521129 
Feb 13
l
 
4-3F
Jan 16
d
 
2-2F
3
Stoke15924629 
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
4
Wolves15843828 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
5
West Brom15843828 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 6
Apr 24
Dec 8
6
Swansea15825426 
Feb 27
l
 
2-1F
Mar 13
Nov 29
7
Southampton158431424 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Dec 12
Jan 1
8
QPR15663624 
Nov 24
May 1
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
9
West Ham156541423 
Mar 20
Dec 26
d
 
3-3F
Jan 27
10
Sheff Utd15645222 
Apr 10
w
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 17
11
Portsmouth15645222 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 16
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
12
Norwich15708821 
-
-
Feb 6
Nov 21
13
Blackburn15636-121 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Feb 27
l
 
2-1A
14
Cardiff15465018 
Nov 21
Feb 6
-
-
15
Wrexham15465-218 
Dec 5
Mar 16
d
 
1-1A
Mar 6
16
Millwall15537-418 
Mar 2
l
 
3-0A
Dec 26
Mar 20
17
Bristol C15537-818 
Jan 31
w
 
0-5F
Apr 3
Dec 19
18
Bolton15528-917 
l
 
3-4F
Feb 20
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
19
Charlton15456-1017 
Dec 29
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 20
20
Watford15438-1015 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 23
w
 
5-1F
Feb 17
21
Lincoln15438-1115 
Jan 1
Dec 13
Dec 5
Mar 16
22
Burnley15177-910 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 17
w
 
5-4A
Jan 30
23
Derby15249-1610 
Jan 26
w
 
0-4F
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
24
Preston152211-178 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Nov 24
May 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Norwich 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
1
Lost
10
Cardiff 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Norwich have beaten Cardiff in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Norwich since 2003
Norwich
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
28
13
Games: Scored
12 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
2 / 14
NOR
10
D
2
CAR
2
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
Goal Statistics

Norwich City's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Championship matches. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Saturday lunch time.

Norwich 12th Cardiff 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Norwich will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Cardiff will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Norwich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Cardiff have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Norwich
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
2.1
1.3
Attack rating
2%
better
NOR
CAR
view stats
Games scored10
11
Failed to score4
3
Scored first7
7
Goals scored27
22
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
14
Avg. XG for1.5
2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
NOR
CAR
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded24
23
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against20%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+5%

Norwich v Cardiff Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Norwich Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15546
A BrooksM ToureM KvistgaardenJ Córdoba
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Brooks MID1532
1
-
R. McConville DEF1411
2
-
J. Wright MID1421
1
-
B Chrisene DEF131
1
-
J Stacey DEF1312
2
-
O Schwartau MID1312
2
-
A Musaba FWD1332
-
J Córdoba DEF121
5
1
P Mattsson MID121
1
-
M Kvistgaarden FWD1244
2
-
P Maghoma MID1042
1
-
K McLean MID10
1
-
A Slimane MID101
1
-
J Makama FWD103
1
-
V Kovacevic GLK9
-
S Field MID81
1
-
D Yongwa DEF71
1
-
H Darling DEF71
1
-
M Toure FWD75
1
-
D Grimshaw GLK6
-
K. Fisher DEF6
1
-
P Diallo FWD61
-
A. Crnac FWD6
2
-
L Mahovo DEF4
-
Cardiff Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151045
N TrottJ MoylanO TannerJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK15
-
J Bagan DEF151
5
-
J Moylan MID15103
2
-
J Colwill MID151
2
-
A Robertson MID1511
4
-
C. Ashford MID1523
1
-
O Tanner FWD1534
3
-
C Willock FWD152
-
P Ng DEF1411
4
-
C. Scanlon DEF14
-
Y Salech FWD1251
2
-
G Osho DEF10
1
D Turnbull MID101
-
R. Kpakio DEF91
-
K Bielik DEF8
2
-
R Colwill MID813
3
-
I Davies FWD8
-
W Fish DEF6
-
C Robinson FWD62
-
D. Lawlor DEF3
-