Preston North End and Norwich City fans can't wait for Championship contest at Deepdale

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Preston North End are ready for a new challenge after their 3-1 versus Huddersfield Town in the previous game. Norwich City are coming to visit!

Insights:
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Championship
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Preston North End form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Preston North End have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Deepdale. Game days at Deepdale have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Preston as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Preston North End's previous fixture was a FA Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-1 vs Huddersfield Town. The home side are looking to build on that result.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Stoke City.

Preston North End aren't scoring a lot here at Deepdale in the league, with only {8 goals} from 13 games. 14 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Norwich City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Blackburn Rovers with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Watford.

Norwich City find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Norwich have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the squads met previously this campaign; Norwich City - Preston North End 2-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Preston victories, four draws and three Norwich City wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityJ. Sargent
J. Sargent
9 goals
Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
8 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
6 goals

Preston North End missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Norwich City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 12 26
10 3 2 Won W 1 5 10
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
9 6 1 Lost L 1 5 10
24 8 2 Scored S 3 13 32
26 14 1 Conceded C 3 13 29
77% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
46% 46% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 69%
31% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 46%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
35% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 58%
46% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 23%
42% 54% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 23%
 
4 4.1 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 7.3 6.7
5.4 4.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.7 4
2.3 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 12.1 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.8 13.2
3.6 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 4.2
26% 18% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 29%
 
13.2 11.7 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.5 11.2
3.5 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (8) at home 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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.