Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 2 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 19,032 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 52' Borja Sainz
Callum Robinson 89' 1–1
Callum O'Dowda 90+3' 2–1
Y 42' Kellen Fisher
Andy Rinomhota 45' Y
David Turnbull 54' Y
Callum O'Dowda 78' Y
Y 82' Jose Cordoba

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson

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
2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
26 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
22 Oct Portsmouth FC H 2–0 W
19 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 5–0 W
06 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct Millwall FC H 1–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
27 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 3–3 D
22 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
19 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
05 Oct Hull City AFC H 4–0 W
01 Oct Leeds United FC H 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Norwich City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 368 games and scored 460 goals.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Jacob Sorensen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Chris Willock has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benjamin Chrisene suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kellen Fisher on 42.
  • 45' Andy Rinomhota is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Anwar El Ghazi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Borja Sainz puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Turnbull on 54.
  • 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 62' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Anwar El Ghazi departs to be replaced by Callum Robinson.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Chrisene. He replaces Kellen Fisher on 63 minute.
  • 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 73' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Grant Hanley. He replaces Oscar Schwartau on 75 minute.
  • 76' Cian Ashford is replacing Chris Willock for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 78' Callum O'Dowda is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Jose Cordoba gets a card.
  • 83' The whistle greets Andy Rinomhota as he departs to be replaced by Jesper Daland.
  • 86' Kaide Gordon is replacing Ante Crnac for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 89' What a strike from Callum Robinson! The score is 1-1.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-10-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-22 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Portsmouth FC W 2024-10-19 Cardiff City FC 5–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-10-06 Bristol City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2024-11-02 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-19 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-05 Norwich City FC 4–0 Hull City AFC W 2024-10-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC47% Draw26% Norwich City FC27%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Norwich City FC
53%
Cardiff City FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw46% Norwich City FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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