Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#24 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

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

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Norwich City FC have kicked off against Cardiff City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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 Jordan Hugill suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jacob Sorensen made 2 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Brilliant from the ! Emiliano Buendia makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 27.
  • 32' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' England international Joe Ralls has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' Harry Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' 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.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Curtis Nelson gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sheyi Ojo.
  • 62' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Marlon Pack has done his job and it is now time for Junior Hoilett to step up.
  • 70' The deadlock is broken! Todd Cantwell gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Sheyi Ojo departs to be replaced by Mark Harris.
  • 81' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Mario Vrancic by Marco Stiepermann on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leandro Bacuna.
  • 84' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Buendia departs to be replaced by Kieran Dowell.
  • 89' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' Harry Wilson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Max Aarons is replaced by Alexander Tettey.
  • Norwich City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
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

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
3 / 4
0.91 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC51% Draw36% Cardiff City FC13%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
49%
Norwich City FC or Cardiff City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC27% Draw67% Cardiff City FC6%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.3%
1 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
1.4%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.8%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 30% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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