Pre-match info: 9 points are the diference between the participants so far, Norwich City having done best. Will Blackpool take the guests by surprise?
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norwich City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an in-your-face match!
Blackpool form and stats
1-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Blackpool so far this season. When Blackpool hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Blackburn Rovers, Sunderland, Rotherham United, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Reading and Burnley), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Blackpool are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Millwall. Dougall (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.62/10. Dougall hit one key pass and had 49 successful passes (of 55 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Rotherham United.The manager Appleton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sunderland in only three days.
Blackpool's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Norwich City form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Norwich City playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Norwich City love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
There were no winners in Norwich City's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs West Bromwich Albion (placed 21st). Byram, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.12. Byram scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 9 of 15 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Bristol City.The schedule is very tough for Norwich City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Reading is waiting in only three days.
Norwich City have the goal stats of 4-4 (for/against) from 4 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's two Blackpool victories, two draws and four Norwich City wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sargent 6 goals |   T. Corbeanu 3 goals |  T. Pukki 3 goals |
Blackpool missing players
Norwich City missing players
| Blackpool | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 80% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 10% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.7 | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 12.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.2 | 14.9 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 34% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 31% |
| 13.2 | 14 | 14.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
- Blackpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norwich City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Reading | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 18 |
| 4 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Millwall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 12 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 20 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 3 |
