Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Norwich who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Norwich head over to the Fratton Park on Saturday to face title favourites Portsmouth in a round 2 match in the Championship.
The current difference in the Championship standings between the two teams clashing at Fratton Park this coming Saturday is three points.
Team form: Portsmouth vs Norwich
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Hull, a 0-1 win against Oxford and a 1-2 defeat against Reading. Portsmouth won three of their previous six matches at Fratton Park in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring seven goals to five against.
Norwich Form
The results have been up and down for Norwich, who beat Cardiff by 4-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-2 against Millwall, before claiming a victory in a 1-2 game against Watford. Norwich are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded ten goals while scoring five themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Portsmouth and Norwich
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Portsmouth and Norwich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Norwich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Norwich away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Norwich have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Portsmouth vs Norwich
It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Portsmouth and Norwich will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Norwich
Full-time result
Portsmouth won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Norwich won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Portsmouth did not lose any of their last 6 matches. Norwich have not lost to Portsmouth in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Norwich only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Portsmouth were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Portsmouth saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Norwich’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.
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