Norwich City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Norwich City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Carrow Road.
- Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)
- Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Will Finnie
- Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
- Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Cardiff City FC H 4–2 W 26 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D 21 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L 18 Apr Portsmouth FC H 3–5 L 11 Apr Burnley FC A 1–2 L 08 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Norwich City FC A 2–4 L 26 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D 21 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L 12 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L 08 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Carrow Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Ralls on 10.
- 13' Marcelino Nunez puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
- 16' It’s gonna be a card for Calum Chambers.
- 17' GOAL! Marcelino Nunez scores on 17.
- 21' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. David Turnbull departs to be replaced by Joel Bagan.
- 23' What a strike from Borja Sainz! The score is 3-0.
- 28' Jacob Wright needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 33' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Will Alves by Dylan Lawlor on 33 minute.
- 36' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 41' 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 Will Alves suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Rubin Colwill is replacing Joe Ralls for the Cardiff City FC side.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Goal! Yousef Salech scores his 11 goal in 17 matches.
- 59' Onel Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Stacey on 59 minute.
- 64' That looks like a foul for a card for Joel Bagan.
- 67' Goal! Shane Duffy scores his 18 goal in 336 matches.
- 68' Oscar Schwartau is replacing Amankwah Forson for the Norwich City FC side.
- 69' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Alex Robertson is replaced by Chris Willock.
- 73' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 83' 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.
- 84' GOAL! Yousef Salech scores on 84. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda
- 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amankwah Forson, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 90' Jose Cordoba is replacing Shane Duffy for the Norwich City FC side.
- With this win, Norwich City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Norwich City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Angus Gunn ↓ Vicente Reyes 90'
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Shane Duffy ↓ Jose Cordoba 90'
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Jack Stacey ↓ Onel Hernandez 59'
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Bench
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25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 59'
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Jacob Sorensen ↑ 59'
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Oscar Schwartau ↑ 68'
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Vicente Reyes ↑ 90'
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Jose Cordoba ↑ 90'
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Coach Jack WilshereCardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Joe Ralls ↓ Rubin Colwill 46'
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David Turnbull ↓ Joel Bagan 21'
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Alex Robertson ↓ Chris Willock 69'
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Will Alves ↓ Dylan Lawlor 33'
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Bench
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Chris Willock ↑ 69'
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Joel Bagan ↑ 21'
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Rubin Colwill ↑ 46'
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Dylan Lawlor ↑ 33'
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Tanatswa Nyakuhwa ↑ 69'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Todd Cantwell 2 Josh Sargent 2 Borja Sainz 2 Gabriel Sara 2 Marcelino Nunez 2 Yousef Salech 2 Christian Fassnacht 2 Callum Robinson 2 Head to Head
Norwich City FC Form
Cardiff City FC Form
2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-26 Cardiff City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-04-21 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-04-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-04-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.13 Norwich City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Norwich City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Norwich City FC or Draw 77%Draw or Cardiff City FC 46%Norwich City FC or Cardiff City FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Norwich City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual1 – 1 9.5%2 – 1 8.9%2 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%3 – 1 6.3%1 – 2 6%1 – 0 5.6%3 – 0 4.5%3 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.2%0 – 1 3.5%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC
Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 16% 68% -1.5 32% — 68% -1 32% 20% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 13% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.