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‘A high-scoring affair’ – Cardiff City vs Norwich City Prediction: The72.
Cardiff City host Norwich City in the Championship this weekend with both sides in fine form over the past few weeks.
Cardiff City come into their Saturday afternoon clash with Norwich City unbeaten in five games after a fantastic recovery under caretaker boss Omer Riza.
The Bluebirds have won three in this unbeaten run, marking a brilliant turnaround after winning none of their opening seven games. That run left them bottom of the table and resulted in Erol Bulut’s sacking.
Riza’s side now sit 20th, a point above the bottom three.
Upcoming opponents Norwich City are unbeaten in seven games themselves and are pushing for a play-off place. They have drawn their last three though, so will be out to get all three points on the board here.
A large reason for their strong start has been the form of Borja Sainz. The Spaniard is the Championship’s top scorer with 10 goals in 12 games.
The start to the Johannes Hoff Thorup era has been an impressive one and the Canaries seem to be growing stronger and stronger.
Here, a handful of our writers make their predictions for the game…
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Charlie Hodgson
“Cardiff City will come into this game with a lot of confidence despite the disparity between them and their opponents in terms of league position. The Welsh side are flying under Omer Riza, who will be in with a great chance of the full-time job after such a good interim spell.
“Norwich City on the other hand will want to end their run of draws, although it’s better for games to finish level and ensure points are on the board in the bid to win promotion. Their quality is there to be seen and they’ll back themselves to turn those draws into a win this weekend.
cardiff city, ‘A high-scoring affair’ – Cardiff City vs Norwich City Prediction: The72
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“It looks like it could be a very entertaining game this one, and I can see It being a high-scoring affair. Nothing will split the two sides though.”
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Prediction: Cardiff City 2-2 Norwich City
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“It’s been a really surprising turnaround for Cardiff City under Riza. He can’t do much more to stake his claim for the permanent job, but I think the Bluebirds will get a result here too.
“Norwich City are a really dangerous side and if the hosts are going to get anything, they have to try and limited Borja Sainz’s chances. The Canaries have more threats away from him though, so Riza’s backline have to be on it from minute one.
“The South Welsh club have won three in a row at home and should be hopeful of claiming a big scalp here with Norwich’s away form inconsistent, but I’ll say this ends level.”
