Championship: Norwich vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 10 match between Norwich and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Southampton visit Norwich, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 10 match taking place at Carrow Road on Wednesday.

Norwich are number 18 in the table on nine points after nine matches. Southampton rank as number 11 with 13 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Norwich vs Southampton

Norwich Form

Norwich have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-0 by Manchester City, before Bolton ran out 3-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Swansea, who came out 2-1 winners. Norwich claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded ten goals.

Southampton Form

Two victories are what Southampton have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Bristol City 4-1. This was followed by a 2-1 defeat against Wrexham, before winning again 1-0 against Portsmouth. Southampton won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Norwich and Southampton

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 Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Norwich vs Southampton

Mohamed Toure look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Cyle Larin adds to his three Championship goals come on Wednesday.

Betting markets: Norwich vs Southampton

Full-time result

Norwich claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Norwich have not lost to Southampton in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Norwich scored first in six of their last ten home games. Southampton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Norwich played. Both teams have scored in the last 11 consecutive away games Southampton 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 zero of the last 10 games, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Norwich saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Southampton, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Norwich conceded a goal in their last 16 matches. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 29 matches.