Norwich City vs Cardiff City prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC
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Norwich City vs Cardiff City
Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC · Carrow Road, Norwich
Norwich City vs Cardiff City preview
Norwich City welcome Cardiff City at Carrow Road in Norwich on Saturday 21 November 2026 (12:30 UTC) in the Championship. Norwich City sit 12th on 18 points after 14 matches, while Cardiff City are 18th in the table with 15 points from 14.
Norwich City have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Cardiff City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Norwich City have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Cardiff City average 2.0 scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Norwich City won 6, 0 games were drawn and Cardiff City won 4. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 3 May 2025, ended Norwich City 4-2 Cardiff City.
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Form and table
- Norwich CityLast five: L L W W W
- Cardiff CityLast five: W D W L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Norwich City | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 18 | LLWWW |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 15 | WDWLD |
Head-to-head
Team news
Norwich City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Grimshaw, Ruairi McConville, Jack Stacey, Jacob Wright, Andre Brooks, Paris Maghoma, Pelle Mattsson, Mathias Kvistgaarden
Cardiff City expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Nathan Trott, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Will Fish, Alex Robertson, Jack Moylan, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech
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