Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Norwich City FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 54' Curtis Nelson
Y 57' Sheyi Ojo
Y 82' Leandro Bacuna
Y 90' Harry Wilson

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Hair
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Lee Venamore
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

6
2
Norwich City FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
12 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
05 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–3 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
12 Dec Swansea City AFC H 0–2 L
08 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Watford FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Cardiff City FC
#17 Position #21
9 Points 7
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
16 Scored 10
17 Conceded 12
-1 GD -2
1.13 PPG 0.88
38% Win % 13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jordan Hugill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Max Aarons needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' What composure from Emiliano Buendia! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 32' Grant Hanley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Norwich City FC tonight.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' Norwich City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 54' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Sheyi Ojo is booked for Cardiff City FC — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' 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 Mark Harris suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Marlon Pack departs to be replaced by Junior Hoilett.
  • 70' What composure from Todd Cantwell! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Mark Harris. He replaces Sheyi Ojo on 77 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Mario Vrancic as he departs to be replaced by Marco Stiepermann.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Leandro Bacuna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Emiliano Buendia is withdrawn and Kieran Dowell gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Kenny McLean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Norwich City FC so far.
  • 90' Harry Wilson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Max Aarons is withdrawn and Alexander Tettey gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Norwich City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-12-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2020-12-08 Stoke City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-05 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2020-12-01 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC58% Draw23% Cardiff City FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
42%
Norwich City FC or Cardiff City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC43% Draw41% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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