Cardiff City vs Norwich City match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Cardiff City have their presumed home advantage while Norwich City are ahead 18 points in the Championship table.

Insights:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Norwich City has the most points (22) away in Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cardiff City form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Cardiff City have to build on here at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship. Cardiff has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager N. Harris and the players.

Cardiff are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Nottingham Forest. Prior to that, an away loss at Wycombe Wanderers in the Championship.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Queens Park Rangers in only four days. This game is also played here at Cardiff Stadium.

A decent goal production from Cardiff in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Norwich City form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (22) away in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the Championship.

Norwich City are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the FA Cup against Coventry City (placed 16th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Barnsley.

Goalkeeper Daniel Barden was absolutely vital in the Norwich victory against Coventry City, making seven saves.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bristol City in just four days.

Norwich have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 16 goals have been scored. 12 goals have been conceded by Norwich in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Norwich City - Cardiff 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Cardiff City wins - draws - Norwich City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
11 goals
Cardiff CityK. Moore
K. Moore
8 goals
Norwich CityE. Buendía
E. Buendía
7 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Norwich City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 4 11 23
8 4 0 Won W 3 7 14
5 2 2 Drew D 0 1 5
9 5 3 Lost L 1 3 4
29 18 5 Scored S 7 16 31
25 14 9 Conceded C 5 12 20
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
77% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 61%
41% 55% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 55% 43%
18% 27% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 17%
14% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 4%
45% 45% 80% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 57%
32% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 30%
27% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.6 1.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 11.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.5 13.6 16
3.4 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.7
39% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 31% 29%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Norwich City has the most points (22) away in Championship
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 23 14 5 4 31 20 12 7 4 1 15 8 11 7 1 3 16 12 11 47
2 Swansea City 23 12 7 4 27 13 12 7 4 1 15 5 11 5 3 3 12 8 14 43
3 AFC Bournemouth 22 11 8 3 37 18 10 7 2 1 20 8 12 4 6 2 17 10 19 41
4 Brentford 22 11 8 3 36 21 11 5 5 1 18 11 11 6 3 2 18 10 15 41
5 Reading 23 12 4 7 34 28 11 7 0 4 16 12 12 5 4 3 18 16 6 40
6 Watford 22 10 7 5 25 17 11 8 2 1 20 9 11 2 5 4 5 8 8 37
7 Middlesbrough 22 10 6 6 28 18 10 7 2 1 15 4 12 3 4 5 13 14 10 36
8 Stoke City 23 9 8 6 26 22 12 5 3 4 17 17 11 4 5 2 9 5 4 35
9 Barnsley 23 10 4 9 27 29 11 6 2 3 14 11 12 4 2 6 13 18 -2 34
10 Bristol City 22 10 3 9 23 24 11 5 2 4 10 10 11 5 1 5 13 14 -1 33
11 Blackburn Rovers 23 9 5 9 38 27 11 5 3 3 18 12 12 4 2 6 20 15 11 32
12 Preston North End 23 10 2 11 30 31 12 4 1 7 10 13 11 6 1 4 20 18 -1 32
13 Huddersfield Town 23 9 4 10 28 32 12 7 1 4 17 11 11 2 3 6 11 21 -4 31
14 Luton Town 22 8 6 8 20 24 11 5 4 2 15 11 11 3 2 6 5 13 -4 30
15 Cardiff City 22 8 5 9 29 25 11 4 2 5 18 14 11 4 3 4 11 11 4 29
16 Coventry City 23 6 8 9 22 31 11 4 5 2 12 13 12 2 3 7 10 18 -9 26
17 Millwall 21 5 10 6 18 20 11 1 7 3 9 12 10 4 3 3 9 8 -2 25
18 Birmingham City 23 5 8 10 17 29 12 2 2 8 8 21 11 3 6 2 9 8 -12 23
19 Nottingham Forest 23 5 7 11 16 26 11 3 4 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 6 15 -10 22
20 Queens Park Rangers 22 4 9 9 20 30 11 3 4 4 11 13 11 1 5 5 9 17 -10 21
21 Sheffield Wednesday 23 6 7 10 15 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 2 2 7 6 15 -8 19
22 Derby County 22 4 7 11 14 24 11 1 4 6 5 14 11 3 3 5 9 10 -10 19
23 Rotherham United 20 4 4 12 19 29 10 3 2 5 12 12 10 1 2 7 7 17 -10 16
24 Wycombe Wanderers 23 3 6 14 16 35 12 2 4 6 8 14 11 1 2 8 8 21 -19 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 23 14 5 4 31 20 12 7 4 1 15 8 11 7 1 3 16 12 11 47
2 Swansea City 23 12 7 4 27 13 12 7 4 1 15 5 11 5 3 3 12 8 14 43
3 AFC Bournemouth 22 11 8 3 37 18 10 7 2 1 20 8 12 4 6 2 17 10 19 41
4 Brentford 22 11 8 3 36 21 11 5 5 1 18 11 11 6 3 2 18 10 15 41
5 Reading 23 12 4 7 34 28 11 7 0 4 16 12 12 5 4 3 18 16 6 40
6 Watford 22 10 7 5 25 17 11 8 2 1 20 9 11 2 5 4 5 8 8 37
7 Middlesbrough 22 10 6 6 28 18 10 7 2 1 15 4 12 3 4 5 13 14 10 36
8 Stoke City 23 9 8 6 26 22 12 5 3 4 17 17 11 4 5 2 9 5 4 35
9 Barnsley 23 10 4 9 27 29 11 6 2 3 14 11 12 4 2 6 13 18 -2 34
10 Bristol City 22 10 3 9 23 24 11 5 2 4 10 10 11 5 1 5 13 14 -1 33
11 Blackburn Rovers 23 9 5 9 38 27 11 5 3 3 18 12 12 4 2 6 20 15 11 32
12 Preston North End 23 10 2 11 30 31 12 4 1 7 10 13 11 6 1 4 20 18 -1 32
13 Huddersfield Town 23 9 4 10 28 32 12 7 1 4 17 11 11 2 3 6 11 21 -4 31
14 Luton Town 22 8 6 8 20 24 11 5 4 2 15 11 11 3 2 6 5 13 -4 30
15 Cardiff City 22 8 5 9 29 25 11 4 2 5 18 14 11 4 3 4 11 11 4 29
16 Coventry City 23 6 8 9 22 31 11 4 5 2 12 13 12 2 3 7 10 18 -9 26
17 Millwall 21 5 10 6 18 20 11 1 7 3 9 12 10 4 3 3 9 8 -2 25
18 Birmingham City 23 5 8 10 17 29 12 2 2 8 8 21 11 3 6 2 9 8 -12 23
19 Nottingham Forest 23 5 7 11 16 26 11 3 4 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 6 15 -10 22
20 Queens Park Rangers 22 4 9 9 20 30 11 3 4 4 11 13 11 1 5 5 9 17 -10 21
21 Sheffield Wednesday 23 6 7 10 15 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 2 2 7 6 15 -8 19
22 Derby County 22 4 7 11 14 24 11 1 4 6 5 14 11 3 3 5 9 10 -10 19
23 Rotherham United 20 4 4 12 19 29 10 3 2 5 12 12 10 1 2 7 7 17 -10 16
24 Wycombe Wanderers 23 3 6 14 16 35 12 2 4 6 8 14 11 1 2 8 8 21 -19 15

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.