Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Norwich 3-1 Birmingham
Tuesday, February 21 at 7.45pm in Championship
Tuesday, February 21 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Cardiff 1-0 Reading
Friday, February 17 at 8pm in Championship
Friday, February 17 at 8pm in Championship
We said: Norwich City 2-1 Cardiff City
Despite the difference in league positions, this should prove to be a competitive fixture with Cardiff having seemingly turned a corner under Lamouchi. Nevertheless, so have Norwich under Wagner, and we feel that the Canaries 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 up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 59.25%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 16.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.18%) and 2-1 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.13%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (6.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Norwich City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Norwich City | Draw | Cardiff City |
59.25% ( 0.03) | 23.9% ( -0.02) | 16.85% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 43.75% ( 0.02) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
