Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Championship match between Cardiff and Norwich. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Cardiff come up against visiting side Norwich in a Championship fixture on Saturday at Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff rank seventh with 24 points to their name from 15 matches, while visitors Norwich rank 17th in the Championship table with 17 points.
Team form: Cardiff vs Norwich
Cardiff Form
Cardiff collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-4 and 2-0 winners against Huddersfield and Bristol City, respectively. Against Stoke, they had to settle for a draw after a 0-0 draw. In their last six Championship home matches, Cardiff racked up five strong wins, while they’ve drawn once. They lost none while scoring 12 and conceding four goals.
Norwich Form
Norwich lost their previous three matches by 1-2 against Middlesbrough, 3-1 against Sunderland, and 1-3 against Blackburn. Norwich managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 14 times and letting in ten.
Betting stats for Cardiff and Norwich
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Cardiff and Norwich played across all tournaments.
- Cardiff have scored in the last 15 home matches in a row
- Cardiff have not lost 12 of the last 13 home matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Cardiff home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Cardiff matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Cardiff have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Norwich have scored in 23 of the last 25 matches
- Norwich have scored in the last 12 away matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 9 matches Norwich played, both teams scored
- In the last 6 away matches in a row Norwich played, both teams scored
- Norwich have lost 7 of the last 9 matches and both teams scored at the same time
Players to watch: Cardiff vs Norwich
Perry Ng has managed to hit the target twice recently for Cardiff, while Gabriel Sara has added three strikes in the Championship for Norwich in his last six outings.
Betting markets: Cardiff vs Norwich
Full-time result
Cardiff claimed six wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Norwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew two, and lost five. Norwich lost their last four matches.
Both teams to score
Cardiff scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Norwich scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Cardiff have not conceded a goal in three consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last five away games Norwich played. Cardiff managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. The Bluebirds have scored in three consecutive home meetings with Norwich.
Total goals
In Cardiff’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average 1.5 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Norwich, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Norwich scored at least once in their previous eight Championship matches on the bounce.
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.
Cardiff vs Norwich: Who wins the game?
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