Football betting preview: Norwich City favourites when Reading visits

Competition: England Championship
Date: Wed 10.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Carrow Road (27244 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 21st place in the table will show on the pitch.

It's no vacation for neither Norwich City nor Reading as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Norwich City form and stats

Norwich City, who have the most scored goals (82) in Championship, have performed well at Carrow Road so far this season with 14 wins from 20 matches. Points have also been lost, 2 after draws and 4 from defeats. Norwich City has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Carrow Road. We remember; it was Sheffield United. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of eight straight victories regardless of arena.

Norwich City's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Queens Park Rangers. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Middlesbrough with a 1-0 scoreline.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Norwich City as they are travelling to their away game against Wigan Athletic in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Goals decide football matches and Norwich City are scoring many of them at home; 45 on target from 20 matches. Norwich City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 29 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Reading form and stats

Reading have only collected 15 points from their away games after 2-9-9 (20 played).

Reading play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Hull City. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Preston North End.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 20 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Reading have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Reading - Norwich City 1-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Norwich City, 1 draw and 3 wins for Reading.

Top Goalscorers

T. Pukki
26 goals / 10 assists
E. Buendía
8 goals / 10 assists
Y. Meïté
8 goals

Norwich City missing players

Reading missing players

Norwich City Reading
Total Home Statistic Away Total
40 20 Played 20 40
82 45 Scored 16 43
48 29 Conceded 30 60
98% 100% Over 0.5 80% 88%
78% 75% Over 1.5 65% 72%
65% 70% Over 2.5 45% 55%
48% 55% Over 3.5 30% 30%
20% 35% Over 4.5 10% 12%
62% 55% Both teams to score 55% 57%
32% 35% Clean Sheet 20% 18%
8% 10% Failed To Score 45% 38%
Key stats this season:
  • Norwich City hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Norwich City is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 40 25 9 6 82 48 20 14 2 4 45 29 20 11 7 2 37 19 34 84
2 Sheffield United 40 23 8 9 67 37 20 13 3 4 37 16 20 10 5 5 30 21 30 77
3 Leeds United 40 23 7 10 66 42 20 13 3 4 35 18 20 10 4 6 31 24 24 76
4 West Bromwich Albion 40 20 10 10 75 52 20 9 7 4 44 27 20 11 3 6 31 25 23 70
5 Aston Villa 40 16 15 9 73 56 20 9 8 3 46 33 20 7 7 6 27 23 17 63
6 Bristol City 39 17 11 11 51 42 20 7 7 6 24 21 19 10 4 5 27 21 9 62
7 Derby County 39 16 12 11 55 48 20 10 7 3 31 19 19 6 5 8 24 29 7 60
8 Middlesbrough 40 15 13 12 41 36 20 7 6 7 19 16 20 8 7 5 22 20 5 58
9 Nottingham Forest 40 14 15 11 55 47 20 11 4 5 29 19 20 3 11 6 26 28 8 57
10 Preston North End 40 15 12 13 59 53 20 7 9 4 34 25 20 8 3 9 25 28 6 57
11 Hull City 40 16 9 15 59 57 20 10 5 5 34 19 20 6 4 10 25 38 2 57
12 Sheffield Wednesday 40 14 14 12 49 54 20 8 8 4 28 25 20 6 6 8 21 29 -5 56
13 Swansea City 39 15 8 16 52 49 19 10 4 5 32 21 20 5 4 11 20 28 3 53
14 Brentford 40 13 12 15 63 56 20 11 4 5 43 23 20 2 8 10 20 33 7 51
15 Stoke City 40 11 18 11 38 42 20 8 6 6 20 18 20 3 12 5 18 24 -4 51
16 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 11 17 53 63 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 4 5 11 27 44 -10 47
17 Birmingham City 40 13 14 13 56 52 20 7 8 5 27 20 20 6 6 8 29 32 4 44
18 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 8 20 46 65 20 8 3 9 28 28 20 4 5 11 18 37 -19 44
19 Wigan Athletic 40 10 11 19 43 59 20 9 7 4 25 19 20 1 4 15 18 40 -16 41
20 Millwall 39 10 10 19 45 58 19 7 6 6 24 24 20 3 4 13 21 34 -13 40
21 Reading 40 9 13 18 43 60 20 7 4 9 27 30 20 2 9 9 16 30 -17 40
22 Rotherham United 40 8 15 17 43 68 20 7 8 5 29 31 20 1 7 12 14 37 -25 39
23 Bolton Wanderers 40 8 8 24 29 66 20 4 4 12 13 30 20 4 4 12 16 36 -37 32
24 Ipswich Town 40 4 15 21 32 65 20 2 10 8 18 27 20 2 5 13 14 38 -33 27

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