There is optimism in Norwich City at this point, with their 2nd spot in the Championship table and welcoming Preston North End (who are in 11th).
- Norwich City is in the best form (4-2-0) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (4) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Norwich City form and stats
Norwich City are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Carrow Road. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
The Norwich City manager Smith and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Reading (placed 3rd). Hanley, defender, was given a rating of 8.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Hanley scored one goal and won 2 of 5 duels.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Blackpool.Norwich City have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Preston North End form and stats
Playing away, Preston North End have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 0 defeats in the Championship this season.
195 minutes! That's how long the Preston goalkeeper Freddie Woodman and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Preston North End go into this game after a win, the home game against West Bromwich Albion that ended 1-0. Those three points felt good as this side had gone four league fixtures without winning. Goalkeeper Woodman was absolutely vital in the Preston North End victory against West Bromwich Albion, making six saves. Goalkeeper Woodman got the top player rating of the team with 8.44/10. Woodman topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw at Sunderland's stadium before that.Look out: 11 of the last 12 league games featuring this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Preston manager Lowe as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Bristol City.
Preston North End are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Norwich won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Preston North End have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Sargent 6 goals |  T. Pukki 4 goals |   E. Riis Jakobsen 2 goals |
Norwich City missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Norwich City | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.8 | 16.7 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 10.5 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 17.2 | 13.7 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
- All of Norwich City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Norwich City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Preston North End.
- Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norwich City is in the best form (4-2-0) in Championship
- Preston North End have not yet conceded a single goal in all their away games.
- Preston North End have not yet lost a game away.
- Preston North End have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (4) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Championship
- Preston North End have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Championship
- Preston North End have the most clean sheets (5) away in Championship
- Preston North End have the most clean sheets (9) in Championship
- Preston North End have the most matches under the total-line (12) 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 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Burnley | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 14 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
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