Ace Football previews the Championship game between Norwich and Derby who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Derby go up against Norwich on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Carrow Road.
Ranked as number 8 in the Championship standings, Norwich, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Derby collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 30 rounds.
Team form: Norwich vs Derby
Norwich Form
In the previous three matches, Norwich lost 2-0 against Leeds, beat Swansea by 5-1 and won 0-1 against Watford. Norwich claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Carrow Road. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded eight and scored 15 goals.
Derby Form
Derby were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Sunderland. Next up, Cardiff won 2-1, before losing 0-1 against Sheffield United. Derby came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Norwich and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Norwich and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 12 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Norwich have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Derby away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Norwich vs Derby
Joshua Sargent found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Ebou Adams just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Norwich vs Derby
Full-time result
Norwich claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Derby won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Derby are in terrible shape with 7 defeats in a row. Derby have beaten Norwich in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Derby only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Norwich played. Norwich will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Derby have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Derby have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Norwich, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Derby’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Derby conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.