Ace Football previews the Championship round 38 match between Norwich and Preston and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Norwich are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 38 of the Championship this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Preston, whom they welcome on home soil at Carrow Road.
Team form: Norwich vs Preston
Norwich Form
Norwich have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Leicester by 0-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-0 against Leeds, before achieving a 2-1 win against Sheffield United. Norwich won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 12 goals and conceded six times.
Preston Form
Preston were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-2 by Millwall. Next up, Oxford won 1-3, before losing 3-0 against Coventry. Preston only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to four.
Betting facts for Norwich and Preston
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norwich and Preston. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 16 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Norwich have won 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Norwich have won 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Norwich have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Norwich vs Preston
Milutin Osmajic shows decent form right now for Preston, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Norwich, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Mohamed Toure also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.
Popular markets: Norwich vs Preston
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Norwich won seven times and lost three as well. Preston won three times, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Preston conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Preston have not lost to Norwich in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Preston got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Norwich probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Preston managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Norwich, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Preston, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Preston conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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