Ace Football previews the Championship game between Norwich and Bolton who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Bolton come to Carrow Road for the Championship match on Sunday, Norwich will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Norwich approach the next Championship round as number 14 in the table, having claimed nine points this season so far. With seven games behind them, Bolton amassed seven points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.
Team form: Norwich vs Bolton
Norwich Form
Norwich have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-1 victory against Birmingham. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-3 against Middlesbrough, before handing over another win to Manchester City in a 5-0 defeat. Norwich won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded eight goals.
Bolton Form
Bolton collected one win from their last three matches, as Millwall won by 4-0. West Ham were too strong as well, winning 2-3, before Bolton won 1-0 against Cardiff. Bolton are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 14 goals while scoring two themselves.
Betting facts for Norwich and Bolton
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 Bolton played across all tournaments.
- In 21 of the last 23 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Norwich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bolton have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Bolton have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bolton matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Bolton have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bolton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players in form: Norwich vs Bolton
Mohamed Toure has been great for Norwich lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Bolton are optimistic that Sam Dalby doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Norwich vs Bolton
Full-time result
Norwich won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Bolton won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Norwich have not lost to Bolton in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Bolton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Norwich played. Bolton managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Norwich were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Norwich, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Bolton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Norwich failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.
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