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Cardiff City v Norwich City

Carabao Cup
Cardiff City
1:2
Full time
Norwich City

Cardiff City v Norwich City in Carabao Cup ended 1:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Cardiff City v Norwich City

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Norwich City at 40.0% - the match finished 1:2, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Cardiff City X 2 · Norwich City Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 39.1% 29.0% 31.9% Home win · Cardiff City ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 37.4% 22.6% 40.0% Away win · Norwich City ✔ Correct
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Norwich City ✔ Correct
Final score 1:2 Away win · Norwich City
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.79 on a Cardiff City win, 3.68 on the draw and 2.31 on a Norwich City win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Cardiff City win 2.79 2.88 Unibet 35.8% 37.4%
Draw 3.68 3.90 Bet365 27.2% 22.6%
Norwich City win 2.31 2.41 1xBet 43.3% 40%
Over 2.5 goals 1.61 1.67 Bet365 62.1% 63.7%
Under 2.5 goals 2.28 2.42 Pinnacle 43.9% 36.3%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.50 1.55 William Hill 66.7% 63.1%
Both teams to score - No 2.44 2.63 Betfair 41% 36.9%
Updated: 25.08.2026 14:53 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Cardiff City v Norwich City

  1. 25′M. Kvistgaarden · Goal (assist: J. Wright)
  2. 27′P. Ng · Yellow card
  3. 33′I. Davies · Yellow card
  4. 46′A. Musaba · Substitution (off: A. Brooks)
  5. 46′O. Schwartau · Substitution (off: A. Slimane)
  6. 50′P. Mattsson · Yellow card
  7. 53′N. Anyadike · Substitution (off: R. Colwill)
  8. 61′M. Kvistgaarden · Substitution (off: A. Crnac)
  9. 61′D. Yongwa · Substitution (off: K. Fisher)
  10. 67′D. Turnbull · Substitution (off: J. Moylan)
  11. 68′I. Davies · Substitution (off: Y. Salech)
  12. 68′C. Robinson · Substitution (off: C. Ashford)
  13. 70′Bruno Alves · Substitution (off: H. Darling)
  14. 78′A. Crnac · Goal (assist: J. Stacey)
  15. 84′R. Colwill · Yellow card
  16. 90+3′Y. Salech · Goal
  17. 90+3′C. Willock · Substitution (off: R. Tankiewicz)

Match statistics: Cardiff City v Norwich City

Statistic Cardiff City Norwich City
Possession 66% 34%
Shots on target 3 3
Total shots 11 12
Shots off target 4 2
Blocked shots 4 7
Corners 5 3
Fouls 12 14
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 3 1
Saves 1 2
Passes 597 306
Pass accuracy 85% 80%

Line-ups: Cardiff City v Norwich City

Cardiff City 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Nathan Trott 6.6
  2. 3 Joel Bagan 6.2
  3. 14 David Turnbull 6.2
  4. 16 Chris Willock 6.2
  5. 18 Alex Robertson 7.9
  6. 27 Joel Colwill 7.0
  7. 38 Perry Ng 6.3
  8. 39 Isaak Davies 6.2
  9. 40 Noah Anyadike 6.5
  10. 44 Ronan Kpakio 6.2
  11. 47 Callum Robinson 6.3
Substitutes (9)
  1. 8 Jack Moylan 6.7
  2. 9 Yousef Salech 7.5
  3. 10 Rubin Colwill 7.2
  4. 23 Calum Scanlon
  5. 30 Harry Tyrer
  6. 33 Rob Tankiewicz
  7. 43 Paul Moreno
  8. 45 Cian Ashford 6.7
  9. 46 Luey Giles

Norwich City 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 3 Jack Stacey 7.0
  2. 7 Pelle Mattsson 6.5
  3. 8 Liam Gibbs 6.9
  4. 13 Darlin Yongwa 6.7
  5. 15 Ruairi McConville 6.9
  6. 16 Jacob Wright 7.2
  7. 28 Bruno Alves 7.3
  8. 29 Oscar Schwartau 6.6
  9. 30 Mathias Kvistgaarden 7.6
  10. 32 Daniel Grimshaw 6.9
  11. 49 Anthony Musaba 7.2
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 Vladan Kovačević
  2. 6 Harry Darling 6.3
  3. 11 Andre Brooks 6.5
  4. 17 Ante Crnac 7.3
  5. 20 Anis Ben Slimane 6.5
  6. 23 Kenny McLean
  7. 26 Sam Field
  8. 35 Kellen Fisher 6.3
  9. 46 Errol Mundle-Smith

Form and head-to-head: Cardiff City v Norwich City

Cardiff City

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Norwich City

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Carabao Cup standings

Standings are not available for this competition.

Managers: Cardiff City v Norwich City

B. Barry-Murphy
Cardiff CityManagerB. Barry-Murphy
P. Clement
Norwich CityManagerP. Clement

Match information: Cardiff City v Norwich City

Kick-off
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Competition
Carabao Cup
City
Cardiff
Surface
grass
Capacity
33,280