Championship: Stoke vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Stoke and Norwich who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Stoke hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites this coming Tuesday when they welcome Norwich over to the Bet365 Stadium for a round 4 match.

Stoke are rock bottom having failed to claim a single point from three matches in this season. Following their three encounters Norwich managed to scrape together three points which hands them a ranking as number 16 in the Championship standings.

Form: Stoke vs Norwich

Stoke Form

A draw is the best Stoke can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 3-1 defeat against Southampton. A1-1 draw with Hull followed before they were defeated 4-1 by Wolverhampton. Stoke managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Norwich Form

In their last three matches, Norwich lost against Millwall by 3-0, beat Cardiff by 1-2 winning 4-1 against Burnley. Norwich won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Stoke and Norwich

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Norwich. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Stoke vs Norwich

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Stoke 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.

Popular markets: Stoke vs Norwich

Full-time result

Stoke won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bet365 Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Norwich won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Stoke lost their last 7 matches. Amazingly, Norwich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Norwich have not lost to Stoke in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Stoke scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Norwich scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Stoke played. Stoke managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Stoke have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Norwich.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Norwich, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Somehow Stoke failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Norwich conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.