Ace Football previews the Championship game between Norwich and Watford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Watford go up against Norwich on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Carrow Road.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is five points and ten places.
Form: Norwich vs Watford
Norwich Form
Norwich are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Crystal Palace by a 4-0 score, before winning 0-1 against Coventry. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Swansea. Norwich just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Carrow Road. They also drew five and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded six goals.
Watford Form
Watford achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Plymouth 2-0. A 1-0 defeat against Sheffield United followed, before drawing with Coventry in a match resulting 1-1. Watford claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to eight.
Betting stats for Norwich and Watford
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 Watford played across all tournaments.
- In 6 of the last 8 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Norwich matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Norwich home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Norwich home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Norwich matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Watford away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Watford have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Norwich vs Watford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Joshua Sargent, who is performing well for Norwich. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Watford.The visitors will be looking to Edo Kayembe to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Watford in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Norwich vs Watford
Full-time result
Norwich won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Carrow Road. They drew five and lost two as well, while Watford won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Norwich are on a fantastic streak of no less than 18 matches in a row without defeat as the home side.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Norwich scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Watford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Watford should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Norwich only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Watford claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Watford have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Norwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Watford, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.
Recommended tip: Norwich vs Watford
To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Norwich vs Watford mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
Norwich vs Watford: Who wins the game?
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