Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Norwich and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Norwich welcome Swansea at Carrow Road on Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Championship season.
Norwich approach the next Championship round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 64 points this season so far. With 44 games behind them, Swansea amassed 60 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.
Team form: Norwich vs Swansea
Norwich Form
In the previous three matches, Norwich lost 0-2 against Ipswich, beat Bristol City by 2-4 and won 2-1 against Derby. Norwich won four of their previous six Championship games at the Carrow Road. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored nine goals.
Swansea Form
Two victories are what Swansea have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Leicester 0-1. This was followed by a 1-2 defeat against Southampton, before winning again 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers. Swansea managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Norwich and Swansea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norwich and Swansea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 14 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Swansea away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Swansea away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Swansea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Norwich vs Swansea
It is difficult to look past Zan Vipotnik, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target five times in recent Championship matches for Swansea, with a total for the season saying 22 goals scored in this Championship campaign. With four goals lately for Norwich in the Championship, Mohamed Toure is also a player to look out for.
Popular markets: Norwich vs Swansea
Full-time result
Norwich won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Swansea won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost five in this run.
Both teams to score
Norwich scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Swansea scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Norwich managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Swansea kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Swansea have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Norwich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Swansea, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.
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