Championship: West Bromwich Albion - Norwich City pre-match thoughts and facts

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

Championship: The mid-table placements highlight the path West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City have taken so far. Both participants are set to play; let's get this baby out!

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

Norwich City are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

The hosts West Bromwich Albion saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Championship. That game was an away game at Sheffield United, so at least WBA are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

10 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what West Bromwich Albion have to build on here at The Hawthorns in the Championship.

West Bromwich Albion lost their last game at Sheffield United (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Furlong was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.04 out of 10. The defender Furlong hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Sunderland (1-2).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does West Bromwich Albion handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

West Bromwich Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 29 goals in 22 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, WBA have conceded only 19 goals.

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Norwich City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 9 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.

Norwich City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Swansea City proved too strong as Norwich City slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Carrow Road. Midfield player Gibbs was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.84/10. Gibbs hit two key passes.

Before that, Norwich travelled to Queens Park Rangers and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Norwich City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Norwich have scored 29 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Norwich City have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other before this season: Norwich City - West Bromwich Albion 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): West Bromwich Albion four wins, two draws and Norwich City four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityJ. Sargent
J. Sargent
12 goals
Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
10 goals
WBAD. Dike
D. Dike
7 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Norwich City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
17 10 3 Won W 2 9 17
12 7 1 Drew D 1 6 11
15 5 2 Lost L 3 7 16
55 29 12 Scored S 7 29 56
49 19 8 Conceded C 5 25 51
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 91% 91%
75% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 68%
34% 27% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 45%
18% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 23% 23%
11% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
48% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 55% 50%
36% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 32% 27%
23% 23% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 32%
 
6.5 8.1 11.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 6.8 6.4
4.5 3.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5 4.3
1.7 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
13.3 15.4 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 12 13.4
4.1 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 4
31% 29% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 32%
 
10.6 8.6 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 12 10.9
3.2 2.7 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly more corners at 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 +/- P
1 Burnley 44 27 14 3 82 34 22 15 6 1 46 15 22 12 8 2 36 19 48 95
2 Sheffield United 43 26 7 10 67 36 22 15 3 4 43 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 31 85
3 Luton Town 44 21 15 8 56 38 22 10 8 4 31 21 22 11 7 4 25 17 18 78
4 Middlesbrough 44 22 8 14 83 54 22 13 6 3 45 18 22 9 2 11 38 36 29 74
5 Coventry City 44 17 15 12 55 45 22 10 7 5 28 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 10 66
6 Sunderland 44 17 14 13 63 53 22 7 8 7 31 31 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 65
7 Millwall 44 18 11 15 51 44 22 11 6 5 31 18 22 7 5 10 20 26 7 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 19 8 17 47 50 22 13 3 6 26 18 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 65
9 West Bromwich Albion 44 17 12 15 55 49 22 10 7 5 29 19 22 7 5 10 26 30 6 63
10 Preston North End 44 17 12 15 44 52 22 7 7 8 20 25 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 63
11 Norwich City 44 17 11 16 56 51 22 8 5 9 27 26 22 9 6 7 29 25 5 62
12 Swansea City 44 17 11 16 64 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 22 7 7 8 29 31 3 62
13 Watford 44 15 14 15 52 51 22 10 6 6 33 23 22 5 8 9 19 28 1 59
14 Bristol City 44 14 14 16 52 54 22 9 7 6 29 22 22 5 7 10 23 32 -2 56
15 Hull City 44 14 14 16 50 60 22 9 5 8 23 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 56
16 Stoke City 44 14 11 19 55 51 22 6 5 11 25 26 22 8 6 8 30 25 4 53
17 Birmingham City 44 14 11 19 46 54 22 7 6 9 23 22 22 7 5 10 23 32 -8 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 44 12 11 21 43 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 22 6 6 10 22 36 -26 47
19 Rotherham United 43 10 16 17 47 58 21 8 6 7 35 28 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 46
20 Cardiff City 43 12 10 21 38 52 22 6 7 9 19 22 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 46
21 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
22 Reading 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 10 7 5 30 23 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 43
23 Blackpool 44 10 11 23 45 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 22 4 5 13 19 38 -24 41
24 Wigan Athletic 44 10 13 21 37 64 22 5 6 11 17 35 22 5 7 10 20 29 -27 40

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  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 44 27 14 3 82 34 22 15 6 1 46 15 22 12 8 2 36 19 48 95
2 Sheffield United 43 26 7 10 67 36 22 15 3 4 43 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 31 85
3 Luton Town 44 21 15 8 56 38 22 10 8 4 31 21 22 11 7 4 25 17 18 78
4 Middlesbrough 44 22 8 14 83 54 22 13 6 3 45 18 22 9 2 11 38 36 29 74
5 Coventry City 44 17 15 12 55 45 22 10 7 5 28 24 22 7 8 7 27 21 10 66
6 Sunderland 44 17 14 13 63 53 22 7 8 7 31 31 22 10 6 6 32 22 10 65
7 Millwall 44 18 11 15 51 44 22 11 6 5 31 18 22 7 5 10 20 26 7 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 19 8 17 47 50 22 13 3 6 26 18 22 6 5 11 21 32 -3 65
9 West Bromwich Albion 44 17 12 15 55 49 22 10 7 5 29 19 22 7 5 10 26 30 6 63
10 Preston North End 44 17 12 15 44 52 22 7 7 8 20 25 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 63
11 Norwich City 44 17 11 16 56 51 22 8 5 9 27 26 22 9 6 7 29 25 5 62
12 Swansea City 44 17 11 16 64 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 22 7 7 8 29 31 3 62
13 Watford 44 15 14 15 52 51 22 10 6 6 33 23 22 5 8 9 19 28 1 59
14 Bristol City 44 14 14 16 52 54 22 9 7 6 29 22 22 5 7 10 23 32 -2 56
15 Hull City 44 14 14 16 50 60 22 9 5 8 23 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -10 56
16 Stoke City 44 14 11 19 55 51 22 6 5 11 25 26 22 8 6 8 30 25 4 53
17 Birmingham City 44 14 11 19 46 54 22 7 6 9 23 22 22 7 5 10 23 32 -8 53
18 Queens Park Rangers 44 12 11 21 43 69 22 6 5 11 21 33 22 6 6 10 22 36 -26 47
19 Rotherham United 43 10 16 17 47 58 21 8 6 7 35 28 22 2 10 10 12 30 -11 46
20 Cardiff City 43 12 10 21 38 52 22 6 7 9 19 22 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 46
21 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
22 Reading 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 10 7 5 30 23 22 3 3 16 15 42 -20 43
23 Blackpool 44 10 11 23 45 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 22 4 5 13 19 38 -24 41
24 Wigan Athletic 44 10 13 21 37 64 22 5 6 11 17 35 22 5 7 10 20 29 -27 40

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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.