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Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
4
3
Norwich City FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
17 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
14 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
06 Mar Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
03 Mar Brentford FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Brentford FC H 0–1 L
09 Mar Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
06 Mar Millwall FC A 2–0 W
02 Mar Reading FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#9 Position #20
65 Points 52
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
63 Scored 42
56 Conceded 56
+7 GD -14
1.41 PPG 1.13
41% Win % 28%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Norwich City FC launch into their encounter with Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Tim Krul has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Northern Ireland international Corry Evans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Sorensen is hanging Dimitris Giannoulis on the field on 30 minute.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Kenny McLean has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emiliano Buendia made 368 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Magnificent from Kenny McLean! That is 13 goals in 368 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' Oliver Skipp has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 64 minute. Ben Brereton leaves to be changed by Sam Gallagher.
  • 67' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Stiepermann is hanging Kieran Dowell on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Stewart Downing is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corry Evans at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Thomas Kaminski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' The England Sam Gallagher breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 1-1!
  • 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Christoph Zimmermann is replacing Ben Gibson for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Bradley Johnson. He replaces Lewis Holtby on 85 minute.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at Carrow Road. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Sam Gallagher 2
Tyrhys Dolan 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Marcelino Nunez 1
Lewis Travis 1
Dominic Hyam 1

Head to Head

2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-06 Norwich City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-03 Norwich City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2021-02-28 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-03-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2021-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Brentford FC L 2021-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC53% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
47%
Norwich City FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC34% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.