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

Refresh

Championship · 2024-25

Norwich City FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Carrow Road 26,581 HT 45' · FT 45'

Marcelino Nunez 13' 1–0

Marcelino Nunez 17' 2–0

Borja Sainz 23' 3–0

3–1 56' Yousef Salech pen

Shane Duffy 67' 4–1

4–2 84' Yousef Salech

Y 10' Joe Ralls

R 16' Calum Chambers

Jacob Wright 36' Y

Jack Stacey 42' Y

Y 64' Joel Bagan

Callum Doyle 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Will Finnie
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC 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

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

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

Cardiff City FC

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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
5' Joe Ralls needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Joe Ralls is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
13' What composure from Marcelino Nunez! The Chile international strokes it home. 1-0.
16' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Calum Chambers gets a card.
17' Marcelino Nunez with the second goal in the match!
21' Joel Bagan has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Turnbull on 21 minute.
23' What a strike from Borja Sainz! The score is 3-0.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Dylan Lawlor is replacing Will Alves for the Cardiff City FC side.
36' Norwich City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jack Stacey.
46' Rubin Colwill gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Joe Ralls and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' What a strike from Yousef Salech! The score is 3-1.
59' Norwich City FC make a change. Jack Stacey trudges off to be replaced by Onel Hernandez on 59 minutes.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Bagan on 64.
67' A goal from the Ireland international Shane Duffy! He fires home on 67 to make it 4-1!
68' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Amankwah Forson has done his job and it is now time for Oscar Schwartau to step up.
69' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Alex Robertson has done his job and it is now time for Chris Willock to step up.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Callum Doyle.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 380 games and scored 408 goals.
83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
84' Yousef Salech does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
89' Will Alves, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Jose Cordoba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shane Duffy on 90 minute.
With this win, Norwich City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Angus Gunn ↓ Vicente Reyes 90'
4
Shane Duffy ↓ Jose Cordoba 90'
23
Kenny McLean
3
Jack Stacey ↓ Onel Hernandez 59'
9
Josh Sargent
7
Borja Sainz
26
Marcelino Nunez
6
Callum Doyle
18
Amankwah Forson ↓ Oscar Schwartau 68'
16
Jacob Wright
15
Ruairi McConville ↓ Jacob Sorensen 59'

Bench

25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 59'
19
Jacob Sorensen ↑ 59'
20
Anis Ben Slimane
8
Liam Gibbs
29
Oscar Schwartau ↑ 68'
36
Vicente Reyes ↑ 90'
33
Jose Cordoba ↑ 90'
17
Ante Crnac
51
Dylan Jones

Coach Jack Wilshere

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Chris Willock ↑ 69'
23
Joel Bagan ↑ 21'
31
Roko Simic
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 46'
5
Jesper Daland
41
Matthew Turner
48
Dylan Lawlor ↑ 33'
53
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa ↑ 69'
55
Troy Perrett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Norwich City FC Form

2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Millwall FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-11 Burnley FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

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 accuracy

4 / 4

2.67 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC57% Draw20% Cardiff City FC23%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

43%

Norwich City FC or Cardiff City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC43% Draw35% Cardiff City FC22%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 1

6.3%

3 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	16%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	19%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	12%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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