Carabao Cup • Round 2

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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Tue 25 Aug, 2026

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Match Recap

Norwich hold off Cardiff to advance in Carabao Cup

Norwich City secured a 1-2 away victory at Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup second round, with Mikkel Kvistgaarden's early goal proving decisive.

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Match Events

25' Norwich City M. Kvistgaarden (J. Wright)

27' P. Ng Cardiff City

33' I. Davies Cardiff City

46' Norwich City O. Schwartau → A. B. Slimane

46' Norwich City A. Musaba → A. Brooks

50' Norwich City P. Mattsson

53' N. Anyadike → R. Colwill Cardiff City

61' Norwich City D. Yongwa → K. Fisher

61' Norwich City M. Kvistgaarden → A. Crnac

67' I. Davies → Y. Salech Cardiff City

67' D. Turnbull → J. Moylan Cardiff City

68' C. Robinson → C. Ashford Cardiff City

70' Norwich City B. Alves → H. Darling

78' Norwich City A. Crnac (J. Stacey)

84' R. Colwill Cardiff City

90' C. Willock → R. Tankiewicz Cardiff City

90' Y. Salech Cardiff City

Match Statistics

Cardiff City Norwich City

66% Possession 34%

11 Total Shots 12

3 Shots on Target 3

4 Shots off Target 2

4 Shots Inside Box 8

7 Shots Outside Box 4

0 Big Chances 5

5 Corner Kicks 3

12 Fouls 14

1 Offsides 3

3 Yellow Cards 1

597 Passes 308

507 Accurate Passes 245

84.9% Pass Accuracy 79.5%

12 Tackles 14

4 Interceptions 17

0 Expected Goals (xG) 0

Shot Map

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Highlights

Full Match Highlights

Cardiff 1 - 2 Norwich — Full Highlights

Lineups Confirmed

Cardiff City

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1N. Trott 44R. Kpakio 38P. Ng 40N. Anyadike 3J. Bagan 18A. Robertson 14D. Turnbull 39I. Davies 27J. Colwill 16C. Willock 47C. Robinson

Substitutes

30H. Tyrer 46L. Giles 23C. Scanlon 43P. Moreno 33R. Tankiewicz 45C. Ashford 8J. Moylan 10R. Colwill 9Y. Salech

Norwich City

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

32D. Grimshaw 3J. Stacey 15R. McConville 13D. Yongwa 28B. Alves 16J. Wright 7P. Mattsson 49A. Musaba 8L. Gibbs 29O. Schwartau 30M. Kvistgaarden

Substitutes

1V. Kovačević 6H. Darling 14B. Chrisene 35K. Fisher 20A. B. Slimane 11A. Brooks 23K. McLean 17A. Crnac 46E. Mundle-Smith

This prediction is generated from recent form, head-to-head history, home advantage, and attacking and defensive strength. It is statistical analysis, not betting advice.

Match Prediction Prediction: BTTS Yes - 64.3%

Cardiff City Win38.3%

Draw25.1%

Norwich City Win36.7%

BTTS: Yes64.3%

Over 2.562.1%

The model leans toward BTTS Yes at 64.3%. Cardiff City have 1 win in their last 5 matches. Norwich City have 2 wins in their last 5 matches. The numbers also lean toward over 2.5 goals.

Predicted Score2 - 1

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Head to Head Last 5 • See 10 →

Cardiff City Wins

Draws

Norwich City Wins

5 meetings • Goals: 8 - 14

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition
25 Aug 2026	L	1 - 2	W	Carabao Cup
03 May 2025	L	2 - 4	W	Carabao Cup
02 Nov 2024	W	2 - 1	L	Carabao Cup
17 Feb 2024	L	1 - 4	W	Carabao Cup
11 Nov 2023	L	2 - 3	W	Carabao Cup

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