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Championship | Gameweek 20
Dec 19, 2020 at 12.30pm UK
Carrow Road
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Norwich
2 - 0
Cardiff

Buendia (27'), Cantwell (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Nelson (54'), Ojo (57'), Bacuna (82'), Wilson (90+5')

The Match

Match Report

Beautifully taken goals in either half from Emi Emiliano Buendia and Todd Cantwell took Daniel Farke's in-form side six points clear.

Preview

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

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 37.23%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 35.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.97%) and 2-0 (6.78%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (10.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.

Result
Norwich CityDrawCardiff City
37.23%27.69%35.08%
Both teams to score 48.72%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.91%57.09%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.03%77.97%
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.48%29.53%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.46%65.54%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.14%30.86%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.85%67.15%
Score Analysis
    Norwich City 37.23%
    Cardiff City 35.08%
    Draw 27.68%
Norwich CityDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 11.11%
2-1 @ 7.97%
2-0 @ 6.78%
3-1 @ 3.24%
3-0 @ 2.76%
3-2 @ 1.91%
4-1 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 37.23%
1-1 @ 13.06%
0-0 @ 9.11%
2-2 @ 4.69%
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 27.68%
0-1 @ 10.71%
1-2 @ 7.68%
0-2 @ 6.3%
1-3 @ 3.01%
0-3 @ 2.47%
2-3 @ 1.84%
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 35.08%

How you voted: Norwich vs Cardiff

Norwich City
68.3%
Draw
26.7%
Cardiff City
5.0%
60
Head to Head
Aug 28, 2018 7.45pm
Second Round
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')
Feb 4, 2017 3pm
Cardiff
0-1
Norwich

Connolly (74'), Healey (76')
Jerome (40')
Jerome (49'), Tettey (70'), Howson (77')
Sep 10, 2016 3pm
Norwich
3-2
Cardiff
Jerome (16'), Howson (59'), Murphy (90')
Klose (50'), Tettey (55')
Pilkington (86', 91')
Connolly (45'), Pilkington (92')
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23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
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