Norwich sit 12th in the Championship on 21 points from 15 matches, having scored 32 and conceded 24. On the model's scale they rate 0.97 in attack and 1.35 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Championship averages of 0.75 and 1.36: above the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 4 wins and 1 defeat, most recently beating Bristol City 5-0 away. That is 1.40 points a match, scoring 2.13 and conceding 1.60 per game across 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats. That leaves them 8 points behind Birmingham at the top, in a table of 24. Among the 24 rated sides in the division that is the 2nd-best attack and the 13th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 2 clean sheets. Next they host Cardiff in the Championship on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 54%.
Model rating
One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.
Championship table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:14 | +14 | WLWWW | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30:19 | +11 | DWWLD | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | WDWWW | 29 |
| 4 | Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:18 | +8 | DWWWD | 28 |
| 5 | West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:15 | +8 | WDWDW | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | LLWLL | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:15 | +14 | DWWDL | 24 |
| 8 | QPR | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | +6 | LWLDW | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37:23 | +14 | WLLDL | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | WDWWL | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | +2 | DWDWL | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32:24 | +8 | LWWWW | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | LWLLW | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | DWLDW | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | WLLWD | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | DLWLL | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | LDWLL | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | DLLWL | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | LLLLW | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | WLLWD | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15:26 | -11 | DWLLL | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22:31 | -9 | LLDDL | 10 |
| 23 | Derby | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | LDLLW | 10 |
| 24 | Preston | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | LDLLW | 8 |
- Promotion to Premier League
- Championship play-offs
- Relegation
Norwich sit 12 of 24, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
Norwich have been between 9th and 23rd after each of their 15 Championship matches; 11th after the latest, 12th now that other clubs have played since. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of Norwich's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored. Points deductions (Southampton −4) count from the first match.
Recent league form
- W5-0away to Bristol City7 November 2026
- W4-0away to Derby3 November 2026
- W3-2Watford31 October 2026
- W3-1away to Charlton24 October 2026
- L0-1Portsmouth17 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Norwich vs Cardiff
Norwich host Cardiff at Carrow Road, Norwich on 21 November 2026, 12:30 UTC. The model makes it 54% Norwich, 22% draw and 24% Cardiff, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 2.44 expected goals for Norwich against 1.47. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 71% and over 2.5 goals at 75%.
Full preview and model analysis for Norwich vs Cardiff
Recent meetings with Cardiff
- 25 August 2026Cardiff 1–2 NorwichLeague Cup
- 3 May 2025Norwich 4–2 CardiffChampionship
- 2 November 2024Cardiff 2–1 NorwichChampionship
- 17 February 2024Norwich 4–1 CardiffChampionship
- 11 November 2023Cardiff 2–3 NorwichChampionship
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Other results that matter to Norwich
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Cardiff v Preston · 24 November 2026
Norwich fans want Preston to win: that leaves Norwich's chance of a top-two finish at 11.9%, against 9.8% if Cardiff win (10.5% today).
Cardiff win9.8%−0.7Draw11.1%+0.6Preston win11.9%+1.4
From our season simulation, reading only the runs in which each result happened. A match is listed when it moves Norwich's figure by 2 points or more and both halves of the runs agree on which result helps.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorer
M. Touré, with 5 league goals this season, is the club's only player among the 20 names on the division's scorer list.
Head-to-head records
- Norwich vs Bristol City3W 1D 3L7 meetings
- Norwich vs Charlton6W 0D 1L7 meetings
- Norwich vs Derby4W 1D 2L7 meetings
- Norwich vs Watford5W 0D 2L7 meetings
- Norwich vs Birmingham3W 0D 3L6 meetings
- Norwich vs Bolton3W 1D 2L6 meetings
- Norwich vs Burnley2W 0D 4L6 meetings
- Norwich vs Cardiff5W 0D 1L6 meetings
- Norwich vs Middlesbrough0W 2D 4L6 meetings
- Norwich vs Millwall2W 0D 4L6 meetings
Norwich's record against each club, over the meetings on this site's own match record, which begins in July 2026. All head-to-head records.