Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Christian Fassnacht
Josh Bowler 39' 1–1
Callum Robinson 43' 2–1
2–2 82' Ryan Wintle og
2–3 84' Adam Idah
Karlan Grant 12' Y
Y 45' Marcelino Nunez
Y 77' Liam Gibbs
Ryan Wintle 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
  • Assistant 2 Craig Taylor
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
6
Cardiff City FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC 2023-02-25 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-07-30 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2021-01-16 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
28 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–0 W
21 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Watford FC H 1–1 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
05 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–3 L
28 Oct Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L
24 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
21 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–3 L
07 Oct Coventry City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Norwich City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Ralls is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 12.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joe Ralls on 13 minutes.
  • 17' Poor challenge from Kellen Fisher. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 22' What a strike from Christian Fassnacht! The score is 0-1.
  • 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Jonathan Rowe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 39' GOAL! Josh Bowler fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 43' What a strike from Callum Robinson! The score is 2-1.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Marcelino Nunez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' The whistle greets Kellen Fisher as he departs to be replaced by Jack Stacey.
  • 51' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Gabriel Sara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Adam Idah is replacing Jaden Warner for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 69' Jak Alnwick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Josh Bowler is replaced by Ollie Tanner.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Liam Gibbs. He replaces Marcelino Nunez on 75 minute.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Liam Gibbs on 77 minutes.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Ryan Wintle. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' The whistle greets Yakou Meite as he departs to be replaced by Kion Etete.
  • 82' What composure from Ryan Wintle! The England international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 84' A goal from the Ireland international Adam Idah! He fires home on 84 to make it 3-2!
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cardiff City FC 2-3 Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yousef Salech 2
Christian Fassnacht 2
Callum Robinson 2
Todd Cantwell 2
Josh Sargent 2
Borja Sainz 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Marcelino Nunez 2

Head to Head

2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC 2023-02-25 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-07-30 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2021-01-16 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2023-10-28 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-10-24 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-10-21 Norwich City FC 2–3 Leeds United FC L 2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Norwich City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC36% Draw28% Norwich City FC36%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Norwich City FC
64%
Cardiff City FC or Norwich City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC27% Draw45% Norwich City FC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.