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Cardiff City lock horns with Norwich City on Saturday as matchday 13 of the EFL Championship beckons. The two sides are on opposite sides of the points table.
Omer Riza's Cardiff are coming off a goalless stalemate in the Championship with West Bromwich Albion in their previous outing. The Bluebirds had just 35% of possession and had no shots on target but held firm to deny the hosts all three points.
Following the draw, Cardiff are languishing in 20th place in the standings, with 12 points from as many games, hovering just a point above the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, Johannes Hoff Thorup's Norwich are fresh off a 3-3 home draw with Middlesbrough last weekend in the league. The Canaries opened the scoring inside nine minutes before rallying from two goals down in the last 10 minutes. The stalemate keeps Norwich in eighth place in the points table, with 18 points from 12 games, winning four.
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On that note, here's a look at the head-to-head and key stats, match prediction, and betting tips for the Cardiff-Norwich Championship clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff City vs Norwich City head-to-head and key stats
- In 62 meetings across competitions, Norwich lead Cardiff 36-17, including a 4-1 home win in their last meeting, in the Championship in February this year.
- Norwich have won six of their last seven meetings with Cardiff, losing once.
- The Bluebirds have won three of their last five home games across competitions, losing twice.
- Norwich have two wins and a loss in their last five road outings.
- Form guide (last five games across competitions, most recent result first): Cardiff: D-W-W-D-W; Norwich: D-D-D-W-D
Cardiff City vs Norwich City prediction
Both sides haven't had the best of starts to the season, especially Cardiff, who are hovering just above the relegation zone. Both sides are in decent recent form, though, especially Norwich.
The Bluebirds are unbeaten in seven league games, winning thrice, since a 1-0 loss at Swansea in September. Moreover, Norwich have had Cardiff's number, especially recently.
In their last 13 meetings across competitions, the Bluebirds have won an impressive 10 times, losing thrice. Expect their dominance to continue when the two sides lock horns this weekend.
Prediction: Cardiff City 1-2 Norwich City
Cardiff City vs Norwich City betting tips
Tip-1: Norwich to win
Tip-2: Norwich to keep a clean sheet: No (The Bluebirds have had just one clean sheet in their last eight games across competitions.)
Tip-3: Over 1.5 goals: Yes (Eight of their last nine meetings have had at least two goals.)
