Championship: Norwich vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 41 match between Norwich and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Norwich welcome Sunderland this coming Tuesday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 41 match.

Team form: Norwich vs Sunderland

Norwich Form

Norwich are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bristol City by a 2-1 score, before winning 1-0 against West Bromwich. They were back on the losing side in a 2-1 defeat against Plymouth. Norwich managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-0 against Coventry, before beating Millwall 1-0. Another win followed, this time by 0-1 against West Bromwich. Sunderland recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in eight goals, whilst conceding eight. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats for Norwich and Sunderland

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

Players in form: Norwich vs Sunderland

It has been a great season for Joshua Sargent so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Norwich hoping he delivers against Sunderland this coming Tuesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: Norwich vs Sunderland

Full-time result

Norwich won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Carrow Road. They drew three and lost three as well, while Sunderland won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three.

Both teams to score

Norwich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Sunderland scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Sunderland will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Norwich managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Norwich saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Norwich scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.