Championship: Preston vs Norwich – Betting preview

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

Preston enjoy home advantage, when visitors Norwich swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Preston vs Norwich

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston lost 1-0 against Birmingham, drew 0-0 against Watford, before winning 4-1 against Huddersfield. Preston won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded six goals.

Norwich Form

Norwich have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Leicester, they came out empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Ipswich. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Norwich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to ten.

Betting stats and facts for Preston 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 Preston and Norwich played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Preston vs Norwich

Joshua Sargent look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, 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 Preston in the Championship, Milutin Osmajic is also a player worth mentioning.

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Full-time result

Preston won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Norwich won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost four in this run. Norwich have not lost to Preston in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Preston scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Norwich scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Preston managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Norwich were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings. Norwich have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Norwich, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Norwich scored at least one goal in their last 13 matches.

Betting prediction: Preston vs Norwich

To sum up, the upcoming match between Preston and Norwich seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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