What a game, with Norwich City in 2nd and Bristol City at 4th. Read the preview!
- Norwich City is in the best form (5-0-1) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Championship
Norwich City and Bristol City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Norwich City form and stats
The Championship stats at home this season for Norwich City are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Norwich City's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Coventry City (placed 24th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Sargent got a match rating of 8.25 in that game, the max score being 10. Sargent scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Birmingham City with a 2-1 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Norwich's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 5 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as West Bromwich Albion are coming to town in three days.
Norwich City have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bristol City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
It's the second away game in a row for Bristol City, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 7th) last time out. The attacker Wells got a match rating of 8.84 in that game. Wells scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Huddersfield Town.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bristol when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 1 and winning 3 games.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bristol City has managed 8 goals and let in 8 from 4 matches.
Head 2 Head
Norwich City have not lost in the last 10 matches (7-3-0) facing Bristol City.Top Goalscorers
  J. Sargent 5 goals |   N. Wells 4 goals |  T. Conway 4 goals |
Norwich City missing players
Bristol City missing players
| Norwich City | Bristol City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.4 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.9 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.9 | 19.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 29% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.8 | 11.1 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.1 |
- All of Bristol City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Norwich City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bristol City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Bristol City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol City have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Championship
- Bristol City have the most scored goals (8) away in Championship
- Bristol City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bristol City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norwich City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Norwich City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Norwich City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Norwich City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norwich City is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Reading | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Hull City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 22 | Cardiff City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 1 |
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