The Stoke City & Norwich City managers M. O'Neill and D. Farke are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stoke City and Norwich City.
Stoke City form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Stoke City are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Stoke here at Bet365 Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Stoke supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Huddersfield Town in Championship and win 4-3. In the game before, an away victory match versus Reading with a 3-0 scoreline.
A goal frenzy last time out for Stoke, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Huddersfield Town. Fun stuff to watch!
The manager M. O'Neill will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sheffield Wednesday in only four days.
A decent goal production from Stoke in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
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 collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Championship. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Norwich are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 345 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Norwich, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Middlesbrough (placed 8th) in the Championship last time out. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Swansea City.
Teemu Pukki came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Middlesbrough last time out, making the manager D. Farke feel like a tactical genius.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Coventry City in just four days.
Norwich find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Norwich City as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Stoke City, four draws and two wins for Norwich City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Campbell 5 goals |   T. Pukki 5 goals |  S. Fletcher 4 goals |
Stoke City missing players
Norwich City missing players
| Stoke City | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 112 | 57 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 96 | 218 |
| 34 | 18 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 31 | 57 |
| 56% | 61% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | 25% |
- Norwich City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Championship
- Norwich City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Norwich City is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Stoke City has the most scored goals in the first half (11) in Championship
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Watford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Reading | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -12 | 6 |
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