Championship: Portsmouth vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Norwich who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Norwich go up against Portsmouth on Tuesday for a Championship meeting at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth are number 23 in the table on 16 points after 17 matches. Norwich rank as number 10 with 25 points after 19 matches played.

Team form: Portsmouth vs Norwich

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Preston by 3-1, before drawing 2-2 with Swansea. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Bristol City 3-0. Portsmouth 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 eight and conceded seven goals.

Norwich Form

Norwich won twice in their last three matches as Plymouth were defeated by 6-1, before they beat Luton 4-2. Queens Park Rangers proved too strong, though, and a 3-0 defeat followed. Norwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting facts for Portsmouth and Norwich

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 Portsmouth and Norwich played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Portsmouth vs Norwich

Borja Sainz look like great value to find the back of the net on Tuesday, having hit the target four times in recent Championship matches for Norwich. His total for the season says 15 goals scored in this Championship campaign. With four goals lately for Portsmouth in the Championship, Josh Murphy is also a player worth mentioning.

Betting markets: Portsmouth vs Norwich

Full-time result

Portsmouth won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Fratton Park. They drew three and lost five as well, while Norwich won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Norwich conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Norwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portsmouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Norwich kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Norwich have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Portsmouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Norwich, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Norwich conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.