Championship match preview: Preston North End versus Norwich City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Preston North End will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 39 points behind Norwich City.

Insights:
  • Norwich City is in the best form (5-1-0)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Preston North End form and stats

With 5 Championship wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Preston North End are certainly not brimming with confidence. Preston has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Neil and the players.

Preston are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 290 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by D. Johnson).

The Preston crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Luton Town here at Deepdale in a Championship match. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Middlesbrough.

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

Preston North End have scored 15 league goals here from 19 matches, not a lot. Preston are not conceding a lot of goals here at Deepdale in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 19 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Norwich City form and stats

Norwich City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Norwich City, who have the most points (41) away in Championship, collect 41 points from their 19 away matches in the Championship. 13 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 4 defeats). Things are running smoothly for Norwich City who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Swansea City. A great winning streak in away games for Norwich City as they have managed to win five matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Swansea City have they travelled home without three points.

Norwich's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Blackburn Rovers that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Nottingham Forest with the score of 2-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Norwich are hosting Huddersfield Town in the Championship only four days away.

Norwich City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 19 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (17 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Norwich City - Preston 2-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Preston won three, Norwich City won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
22 goals
Norwich CityE. Buendía
E. Buendía
10 goals
Preston North EndS. Sinclair
S. Sinclair
9 goals

Preston North End missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Norwich City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 5 Played P 6 19 38
13 5 0 Won W 4 13 25
5 4 2 Drew D 1 2 8
20 10 3 Lost L 1 4 5
39 15 1 Scored S 10 29 56
49 18 4 Conceded C 7 17 27
95% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 92%
63% 47% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 74% 66%
47% 32% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 47% 39%
16% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 21% 16%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
34% 21% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 47%
29% 37% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 32% 42%
42% 53% 80% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.1 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
9.5 10.7 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 14.2 15.3
3.2 3 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 4.6
32% 26% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Norwich City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Championship
  • Norwich City have the most points (41) away in Championship
  • Norwich City have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Championship
  • Norwich City is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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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 Norwich City 38 25 8 5 56 27 19 12 6 1 27 10 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 83
2 Watford 38 22 9 7 55 26 19 15 2 2 38 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 29 75
3 Swansea City 37 20 9 8 45 29 19 11 5 3 23 11 18 9 4 5 22 18 16 69
4 Brentford 37 19 11 7 65 39 18 10 6 2 35 19 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 68
5 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 49 42 19 10 4 5 24 19 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 64
6 Reading 38 18 8 12 52 41 19 11 1 7 29 21 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 62
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Cardiff City 38 16 10 12 55 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 19 9 6 4 23 16 18 58
9 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 46 39 19 10 3 6 25 18 19 6 5 8 21 21 7 56
10 Millwall 38 12 16 10 38 36 19 5 10 4 18 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 2 52
11 Stoke City 38 13 13 12 42 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 0 52
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 13 11 13 39 43 19 8 4 7 21 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -4 50
13 Luton Town 37 14 8 15 31 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 19 7 2 10 9 21 -10 50
14 Bristol City 38 15 4 19 39 50 19 7 2 10 15 22 19 8 2 9 24 28 -11 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 12 10 16 50 42 19 6 7 6 25 21 19 6 3 10 25 21 8 46
16 Preston North End 38 13 5 20 39 49 19 5 4 10 15 18 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 44
17 Nottingham Forest 38 10 12 16 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 5 5 9 14 20 -8 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
19 Derby County 38 10 10 18 27 42 19 5 6 8 14 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -15 40
20 Coventry City 37 9 12 16 32 48 19 7 7 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 39
21 Birmingham City 38 9 11 18 28 50 19 4 3 12 14 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -22 38
22 Rotherham United 34 10 5 19 38 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 17 6 2 9 17 21 -9 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 8 19 28 47 18 6 6 6 15 14 19 4 2 13 13 33 -19 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 38 6 9 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -36 27

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