Championship: Cardiff vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Cardiff and Norwich who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Norwich swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Cardiff are placed 20th with 12 points after 12 matches. Norwich occupy a position as eightth in the league on 18 points.

Team form: Cardiff vs Norwich

Cardiff Form

Cardiff look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 5-0 and 2-0 against Plymouth and Portsmouth respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against West Bromwich as the game finished level. The exact score was 0-0. Cardiff claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Norwich Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Norwich are on the lookout for a win again. Against Stoke, they settled for a 1-1 draw, before finishing level with Preston in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 3-3 match against Middlesbrough. Norwich won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Norwich

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Norwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Cardiff vs Norwich

Callum Robinson look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Borja Sainz adds to his seven Championship goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Norwich

Full-time result

Cardiff won six of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing four times. Norwich won two of their last 10 games away from home, with four draws and four defeats as well. Cardiff didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Norwich didn’t lose any of their 7 most recent games.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Norwich got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Cardiff have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Cardiff probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Norwich managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Cardiff have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Norwich.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Norwich, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Cardiff vs Norwich

To sum up, the upcoming match between Cardiff and Norwich seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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