Ace Football previews the Championship round 3 match between Norwich and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Norwich will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Burnley for a round 3 match in the Championship.
Burnley are feeling the heat after collecting just one point from the first possible six. They will be very eager in their pursuit of the first win of the season in the Championship.
Form: Norwich vs Burnley
Norwich Form
Norwich lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 1-2 by West Bromwich and 3-0 against Millwall. They turned the table by winning 1-2 against Cardiff. Norwich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Burnley Form
Burnley have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against West Ham, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against West Bromwich, who ran out 3-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 0-0 draw with Bradford. Burnley won four times in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded five goals while scoring 12 themselves.
Betting facts for Norwich and Burnley
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norwich and Burnley. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 27 of the last 29 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 15 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Norwich have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Burnley have lost 9 of the last 10 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Burnley have lost 7 of the last 9 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Burnley matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Burnley matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Norwich vs Burnley
Mohamed Toure has five strikes in six Championship matches for Norwich, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Burnley. The visitors are looking to Zian Flemming, who has provided his team with five Championship goals.
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Full-time result
Norwich won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Carrow Road. They drew four and lost three as well, while Burnley won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost eight. Burnley have not lost to Norwich in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Burnley scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Norwich probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Burnley managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Burnley have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Norwich saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Burnley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game. Amazingly, Norwich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Burnley’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.
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