Cardiff take on the visitors Norwich in the round 1 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, July 30th at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).
Cardiff was a big disappointment last season. The Bluebirds, under current owner, the notorious Vincent Tan, have been rising to the English Premier League. But nothing could be shown there, especially since the Thai owner himself interfered with this, foolishly arranging coaching castling. In general, the Welsh mostly hang out in the Championship. But even at this level, 18th place was seen as a major setback. On the other hand, the young mentor, Steve Morrison, for whom this is the first such job, continues to be trusted for now. But the composition was thoroughly shoveled, however, both releasing for free and signing mostly free agents. Among the newcomers - and Ojo from Liverpool, who was once considered very talented.
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Norwich again lasted only a season in the Premier League. The "Canaries" the last 4 years clearly alternated performances in the 2 top divisions of the country. Twice, in 2019 and 2021, they were promoted to the Premier League by Farke. Daniel was eventually fired during last season, when it was clear that the German could not get rid of his wards from the status of an outsider. But neither did his successor, Dean Smith, improve anything, and with a measly 5 wins and 22 points, the underdog went from last place to the Championship. It is noteworthy that the manager retained his post. But the line-up has changed. Rupp, Tsiolis, Drmic, Zimmermann, Lee Melu left in different formats (but practically without compensation). But at the same time, they found the means to arrange a fairly ambitious transfer, in the person of Gabriel Sarah, a midfielder from Sao Paulo. But they decided not to buy Norman from Rostov.
Norwich have won all 3 of their last head-to-head matches. Including in 2020/2021, when the Canaries rushed to the Premier League last time, they won 2-0 at home and 2-1 on the road. Norwich clearly do not want to be stuck in the English Championship. We recommend betting that he will start with a victory in Wales - but with a "zero" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Norwich to win with 0.0 handicap.
