Cardiff vs NorwichPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Cardiff and Norwich meet in the first round of the League Cup, a knockout competition with no league table. Cardiff arrive off a 1-1 draw with Wrexham after a run of heavy wins in earlier fixtures, including a 6-1 win over Cork City and a 5-1 win at Forest Green. Norwich, on the other hand, lost their last game 1-2 to West Brom, following a 4-1 win over Milton Keynes Dons and a 0-0 draw with Cambridge United. Across the five head to head meetings Norwich have won four times to Cardiff's single win, and the most recent clash, back in May 2025, finished 4-2 to Norwich on home soil. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.