Championship: Preston vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 22 match between Preston and Norwich and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Norwich come to Deepdale for the Championship match on Saturday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Preston are currently looking at 35 points on their account, having played 21 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Norwich find themselves as number 23 in the Championship with 17 points following 21 rounds.

Team form: Preston vs Norwich

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston drew 1-1 with Wrexham before recording another draw with Coventry in a 1-1 match and beat Oxford with a 1-2 scoreline. Preston 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 eight goals.

Norwich Form

In their past three matches, Norwich lost 3-2 against Watford, drew 1-1 with Sheffield United and won 2-1 against Southampton. Norwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting stats for Preston and Norwich

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

In-form players: Preston vs Norwich

Daniel Jebbison look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Jovon Makama adds to his three Championship goals come on Saturday.

Popular markets: Preston vs Norwich

Full-time result

Preston claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Norwich won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Preston didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Norwich scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Norwich have not lost to Preston in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Norwich scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Preston games Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Norwich played. Of the previous 10 outings, Preston scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in four of their last 10 games. Norwich have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Norwich, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Preston were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 10 matches. Norwich scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.