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Norwich City FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Leeds United FCChampionship .

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Simon Beck

Head-to-Head

1
2
8
Norwich City FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Leeds United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
22 Aug Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
18 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L
11 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–4 L
04 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Norwich City FC A 3–0 W
21 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
18 Aug Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
11 Aug Derby County FC A 4–1 W
05 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Norwich City FC and Leeds United FC get this one started.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Jordan Rhodes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Leeds United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Mateusz Klich makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Leeds United AFC are in front.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Egzijan Alioski gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' 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 Tim Krul suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 368 games and scored 460 goals.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Scotland international Barry Douglas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Norwich City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Leeds United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 60' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luke Ayling.
  • 67' A goal from the Spain international Pablo Hernandez! He fires home on 67 to make it 0-3!
  • 72' Tom Trybull has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Moritz Leitner makes way for Emiliano Buendia at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • 77' The Leeds United AFC manager makes a substitution. Kemar Roofe departs to be replaced by Patrick Bamford.
  • 79' Leeds United AFC ring the changes. Pablo Hernandez has done his job and it is now time for Jack Harrison to step up.
  • 81' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Jordan Rhodes has done his job and it is now time for Dennis Srbeny to step up.
  • 86' Kemar Roofe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Leeds United AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Leeds United AFC — Lewis Baker on, Samuel Saiz off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Norwich City FC and Leeds United FC share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC22% Draw25% Leeds United FC53%
Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Leeds United FC
78%
Norwich City FC or Leeds United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC16% Draw43% Leeds United FC41%
Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% 81%
+0.5 43% 57%
+1 43% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% 17%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
15%
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
36%

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