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Championship | Gameweek 1
Jul 30, 2022 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
1 - 0
Norwich

Sawyers (49')
Kipre (44'), O'Dowda (54'), Ralls (69'), Ng (69'), Rinomhota (69')
Ng (73')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Hanley (68')
Hanley (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City

Backed by their home crowd, Cardiff will fancy their chances of causing one of the surprises of the opening Championship weekend. However, this feels like a strong Norwich squad for a second-tier campaign and we feel that the visitors will edge this contest by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Norwich City win with a probability of 50.71%. A win for Cardiff City has a probability of 24.96% and a draw has a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win is 0-1 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (9.61%) and 0-2 (8.79%). The likeliest Cardiff City win is 1-0 (6.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.54%).

Result
Cardiff CityDrawNorwich City
24.96% (-1.971 -1.97) 24.33% (-0.683 -0.68) 50.71% (2.656 2.66)
Both teams to score 53.9% (0.374 0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.04% (1.347 1.35)47.96% (-1.344 -1.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.87% (1.225 1.23)70.13% (-1.222 -1.22)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.49% (-0.88200000000001 -0.88)33.52% (0.887 0.89)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.85% (-0.977 -0.98)70.16% (0.98099999999999 0.98)
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.08% (1.621 1.62)18.93% (-1.618 -1.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.57% (2.631 2.63)50.43% (-2.627 -2.63)
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 24.96%
    Norwich City 50.7%
    Draw 24.33%
Cardiff CityDrawNorwich City
1-0 @ 6.93% (-0.574 -0.57)
2-1 @ 6.31% (-0.344 -0.34)
2-0 @ 3.79% (-0.414 -0.41)
3-1 @ 2.3% (-0.185 -0.19)
3-2 @ 1.91% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-0 @ 1.38% (-0.188 -0.19)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 24.96%
1-1 @ 11.54% (-0.34 -0.34)
0-0 @ 6.34% (-0.361 -0.36)
2-2 @ 5.25% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.06% (0.025 0.03)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 24.33%
0-1 @ 10.55% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
1-2 @ 9.61% (0.205 0.21)
0-2 @ 8.79% (0.394 0.39)
1-3 @ 5.33% (0.371 0.37)
0-3 @ 4.88% (0.449 0.45)
2-3 @ 2.91% (0.137 0.14)
1-4 @ 2.22% (0.257 0.26)
0-4 @ 2.03% (0.277 0.28)
2-4 @ 1.21% (0.114 0.11)
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 50.7%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Norwich

Cardiff City
21.2%
Draw
12.4%
Norwich City
66.4%
113
Head to Head
Jan 16, 2021 3pm
Cardiff
1-2
Norwich
Ralls (65')
Bacuna (34'), Pack (54'), Hoilett (57'), Wilson (89')
Pack (70')
Hanley (3'), Cantwell (22')
Dec 19, 2020 12.30pm
Norwich
2-0
Cardiff
Buendia (27'), Cantwell (70')

Nelson (54'), Ojo (57'), Bacuna (82'), Wilson (90+5')
Aug 28, 2018 7.45pm
Cardiff
1-3
Norwich
Ecuele Manga (77')
Richards (40'), Damour (73')
Srbeny (26', 64'), Aarons (69')
Stiepermann (29'), Aarons (79')
Apr 14, 2018 3pm
Norwich
0-2
Cardiff

Murphy (90')
Zohore (86'), Hoilett (90')
Damour (44'), Peltier (66')
Dec 1, 2017 7.45pm
Cardiff
3-1
Norwich
Ralls (49' pen.), Hoilett (63'), Bogle (79')
Tomlin (55')
Stiepermann (43')
Klose (36'), Gunn (76')
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