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

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Championship · 2023-24

Norwich City FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Jamilu Collins

Josh Sargent 39' 1–1

Gabriel Sara 44' 2–1

Josh Sargent 54' 3–1

Christian Fassnacht 78' 4–1

Y 47' Rubin Colwill

Y 69' Nathaniel Phillips

Y 90' Dimitrios Goutas

Overview

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

Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Bond
Assistant 1 Wade Smith
Assistant 2

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

Norwich City FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-01-16 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	4–1	W
13 Feb	Watford FC	H	4–2	W
10 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–2	D
03 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W
28 Jan	Liverpool FC	A	2–5	L
24 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
13 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–2	L
10 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
03 Feb	Watford FC	A	1–0	W
20 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L
13 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	0–3	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Carrow Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC.
5' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' What composure from Jamilu Collins! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 0-1.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' The 27-year-old Gabriel Sara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' GOAL! Josh Sargent fires home to make it 1-1!
44' What composure from Gabriel Sara! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-1.
46' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Josh Wilson-Esbrand is withdrawn and Josh Bowler gets his opportunity.
47' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 47.
52' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
54' GOAL! Josh Sargent scores on 54.
59' The whistle greets Joe Ralls as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Wintle.
61' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Sam McCallum has done his job and it is now time for Dimitris Giannoulis to step up.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erol Bulut will be considering his options from the bench.
69' Poor challenge from Nathaniel Phillips. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' Sydney van Hooijdonk gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Josh Sargent and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Kion Etete has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 14 appearances.
78' GOAL! Christian Fassnacht scores on 78. Assisted by Sydney van Hooijdonk
79' Ollie Tanner is replacing Karlan Grant for the Cardiff City FC side.
81' Kellen Fisher gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Jack Stacey and will look to change the dynamic.
86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' Dimitrios Goutas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Cardiff City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Norwich City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Ashley Barnes ↓ Jacob Sorensen 70'
28
Angus Gunn
5
Grant Hanley
25
Onel Hernandez ↓ Christian Fassnacht 61'
23
Kenny McLean
15
Sam McCallum ↓ Dimitris Giannoulis 61'
3
Jack Stacey ↓ Kellen Fisher 81'
9
Josh Sargent ↓ Sydney van Hooijdonk 70'
7
Borja Sainz
17
Gabriel Sara
26
Marcelino Nunez

Bench

Coach David Wagner

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

20
Famara Diedhiou ↓ Kion Etete 59'
–
Ethan Horvath
2
Mahlon Romeo
8
Joe Ralls ↓ Ryan Wintle 59'
17
Jamilu Collins
4
Dimitrios Goutas
12
Nathaniel Phillips
23
Manolis Siopis
27
Rubin Colwill ↓ David Turnbull 79'
30
Josh Wilson-Esbrand ↓ Josh Bowler 46'
16
Karlan Grant ↓ Ollie Tanner 79'

Bench

19
Romaine Sawyers
6
Ryan Wintle ↑ 59'
15
David Turnbull ↑ 79'
9
Kion Etete ↑ 59'
14
Josh Bowler ↑ 46'
34
Joel Colwill
32
Ollie Tanner ↑ 79'
45
Cian Ashford
41
Matthew Turner

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Norwich City FC Form

2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC W 2024-02-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-03 Norwich City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-01-28 Liverpool FC 5–2 Norwich City FC L 2024-01-24 Leeds United FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-02-10 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-03 Watford FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-13 Cardiff City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.57 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC62% Draw19% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

38%

Norwich City FC or Cardiff City FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC46% Draw36% Cardiff City FC18%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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