Ace Football previews the Championship game between Norwich and Swansea who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Swansea go up against Norwich on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Carrow Road.
Norwich approach round 29 as number 12 in the Championship table with 36 points on their account so far. With 28 rounds behind them, Swansea have amassed 34 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.
Team form: Norwich vs Swansea
Norwich Form
In their last three matches, Norwich lost 0-4 against Brighton, 2-0 against Sheffield United and 2-0 against Leeds. Norwich claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Carrow Road. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 16 goals.
Swansea Form
Swansea endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by Southampton, before Cardiff ran out 3-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Sheffield United, who came out 1-2 winners. Swansea claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats for Norwich and Swansea
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Norwich and Swansea played across all tournaments.
- In the last 9 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Swansea have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: Norwich vs Swansea
Marcelino Nunez is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Swansea look to Liam Cullen, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Norwich vs Swansea
Full-time result
Norwich claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Swansea won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Swansea have not lost to Norwich in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Norwich played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Norwich managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Swansea kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Norwich, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Swansea played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.
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