Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Norwich City host Blackpool

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Carrow Road (27244 seats)

Boasting a 21 point lead in the league standings, Norwich City regulars crave to see their adored players win full points from this game hosting Blackpool.

Insights:
  • Blackpool have the most conceded goals (72) in Championship

Norwich City can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. Blackpool are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Norwich City form and stats

8 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Norwich City have to build on here at Carrow Road in the Championship.

Norwich City faced defeat in their previous match, away at West Bromwich Albion (1-2). The forward Sargent won the honour of being "man of the match" for Norwich City with the rating of 7.84/10. Sargent scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Swansea City with the scoreline 0-3.

The Norwich City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Norwich have conceded 26 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

Blackpool have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-5-13 (22 played).

Blackpool failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Millwall (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfielder Fiorini was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Fiorini scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that result Blackpool won their away game at Birmingham City. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 22 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Blackpool have conceded 38 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Blackpool - Norwich 0-1 was the outcome when these two participants last played each other, some time ago this season. Previous nine meetings involving these teams: Norwich City won five, Blackpool were winners in two and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
14 goals
Norwich CityJ. Sargent
J. Sargent
13 goals
Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
10 goals

Norwich City missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Norwich City Blackpool
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
17 8 3 Won W 0 4 10
11 5 4 Drew D 1 5 11
17 9 0 Lost L 6 13 24
57 27 9 Scored S 3 19 47
53 26 4 Conceded C 13 38 72
91% 91% 71% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 91%
69% 73% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 73% 64%
47% 45% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 50% 49%
22% 23% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 23% 31%
11% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 16%
51% 45% 57% BTTS BTTS 43% 50% 49%
27% 23% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 22%
31% 41% 29% Failed to Score F T 57% 36% 38%
 
6.2 5.9 7.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.1 4.7 4.4
4.3 3.5 2.9 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.2 5.8
2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 2 7 9
 
13.2 14.7 16.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 9.4 10.3
4 4.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.9 3
32% 28% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 30% 35%
 
11 9.8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.1 14.4 14.4
3.8 3.3 3.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5 4.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackpool have the most conceded goals (72) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 45 28 14 3 84 35 22 15 6 1 46 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 49 98
2 Sheffield United 44 27 7 10 71 37 23 16 3 4 47 19 21 11 4 6 24 18 34 88
3 Luton Town 45 21 16 8 57 39 22 10 8 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 79
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 8 15 83 55 22 13 6 3 45 18 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 74
5 Coventry City 45 18 15 12 57 45 23 11 7 5 30 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 12 69
6 Millwall 45 19 11 15 54 46 22 11 6 5 31 18 23 8 5 10 23 28 8 68
7 Sunderland 45 17 15 13 65 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 66
8 West Bromwich Albion 45 18 12 15 57 50 23 11 7 5 31 20 22 7 5 10 26 30 7 66
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 19 9 17 48 51 23 13 4 6 27 19 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 66
10 Swansea City 45 17 12 16 65 62 22 10 4 8 35 30 23 7 8 8 30 32 3 63
11 Preston North End 45 17 12 16 45 56 22 7 7 8 20 25 23 10 5 8 25 31 -11 63
12 Norwich City 45 17 11 17 57 53 22 8 5 9 27 26 23 9 6 8 30 27 4 62
13 Watford 45 15 15 15 54 53 22 10 6 6 33 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 1 60
14 Hull City 45 14 15 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 57
15 Bristol City 45 14 14 17 53 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 56
16 Stoke City 45 14 11 20 55 52 23 6 5 12 25 27 22 8 6 8 30 25 3 53
17 Birmingham City 45 14 11 20 46 56 22 7 6 9 23 22 23 7 5 11 23 34 -10 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 45 13 11 21 44 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 23 7 6 10 23 36 -25 50
19 Rotherham United 45 11 16 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 49
20 Cardiff City 45 13 10 22 41 55 23 6 7 10 20 24 22 7 3 12 21 31 -14 49
21 Huddersfield Town 44 12 11 21 44 62 21 7 6 8 23 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -18 47
22 Reading 45 13 11 21 46 66 23 10 8 5 31 24 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 44
23 Blackpool 45 10 11 24 47 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 22 4 5 13 19 38 -25 41
24 Wigan Athletic 45 10 14 21 38 65 22 5 6 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 45 28 14 3 84 35 22 15 6 1 46 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 49 98
2 Sheffield United 44 27 7 10 71 37 23 16 3 4 47 19 21 11 4 6 24 18 34 88
3 Luton Town 45 21 16 8 57 39 22 10 8 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 79
4 Middlesbrough 45 22 8 15 83 55 22 13 6 3 45 18 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 74
5 Coventry City 45 18 15 12 57 45 23 11 7 5 30 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 12 69
6 Millwall 45 19 11 15 54 46 22 11 6 5 31 18 23 8 5 10 23 28 8 68
7 Sunderland 45 17 15 13 65 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 66
8 West Bromwich Albion 45 18 12 15 57 50 23 11 7 5 31 20 22 7 5 10 26 30 7 66
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 19 9 17 48 51 23 13 4 6 27 19 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 66
10 Swansea City 45 17 12 16 65 62 22 10 4 8 35 30 23 7 8 8 30 32 3 63
11 Preston North End 45 17 12 16 45 56 22 7 7 8 20 25 23 10 5 8 25 31 -11 63
12 Norwich City 45 17 11 17 57 53 22 8 5 9 27 26 23 9 6 8 30 27 4 62
13 Watford 45 15 15 15 54 53 22 10 6 6 33 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 1 60
14 Hull City 45 14 15 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 57
15 Bristol City 45 14 14 17 53 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 56
16 Stoke City 45 14 11 20 55 52 23 6 5 12 25 27 22 8 6 8 30 25 3 53
17 Birmingham City 45 14 11 20 46 56 22 7 6 9 23 22 23 7 5 11 23 34 -10 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 45 13 11 21 44 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 23 7 6 10 23 36 -25 50
19 Rotherham United 45 11 16 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 49
20 Cardiff City 45 13 10 22 41 55 23 6 7 10 20 24 22 7 3 12 21 31 -14 49
21 Huddersfield Town 44 12 11 21 44 62 21 7 6 8 23 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -18 47
22 Reading 45 13 11 21 46 66 23 10 8 5 31 24 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 44
23 Blackpool 45 10 11 24 47 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 22 4 5 13 19 38 -25 41
24 Wigan Athletic 45 10 14 21 38 65 22 5 6 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 41

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.