Manchester City expected to show superhero qualities when Norwich City visits

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.

Manchester is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. For Norwich City it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

Manchester City form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (97) in Premier League, have scored 52 goals to get 44 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 14-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Manchester tasted defeat here at Etihad Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Manchester has won their last four matches.

Manchester enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Watford's place. The match ended 4-0 with Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling (2) and Aymeric Laporte scoring. Heartbreak before that as Manchester lost 0-2 at Arsenal's place.

As mentioned above, Manchester "killed" Watford in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Everyone expects Manchester to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 24 games: 20 home wins, two draws and two defeats. Manchester City have won with at least two goals margin 16 times in similar situations.

Manchester are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (52 goals in 18 games). Manchester are not conceding a lot of goals here at Etihad Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.

Norwich City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Norwich City, who have the most conceded goals (70) in Premier League, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-14 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row. Football is a nightmare at the moment for Norwich who have suffered through a nine match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.

E. Buendia was the last player to score for the away team. Norwich haven't scored a league goal in the last 356 minutes.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Burnley with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Chelsea's place.

It's a bit worrying for Norwich that their goalkeeper Tim Krul made seven saves in the Burnley game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.

Nobody expects Norwich to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath eleven times before, with the overall statistics of won five, draw three and lost three. When defeated, one match have been lost by two or more goals.

Norwich are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 18 away games. Norwich City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 33 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Norwich City - Manchester City 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Manchester wins - draws - Norwich City wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. Sterling 19 goals

S. Agüero del Castillo 16 goals

G. de Jesus 13 goals

Manchester City missing players

Norwich City missing players