Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Norwich City mixed, Cardiff City mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
The rows around these two clubs. Dots mark the clubs in between.
Norwich City take a form score of 4.5 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 5.0 for Cardiff City. Norwich City have 4 wins and 1 defeat in their last 5 competitive matches, while Cardiff City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Norwich City average 2.2 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game, Cardiff City 2.1 and 1.8. Norwich City have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, Cardiff City in 10%. In their last 10 meetings Norwich City have won 8, drawn 0 and lost 2. Norwich City sit 12th on 21 points, Cardiff City 14th on 18.
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