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

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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 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

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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.

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

3 / 4

2.13 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC54% Draw22% Cardiff City FC24%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC39% Draw40% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

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.