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Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Norwich City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Ben Pearson
Moritz Leitner 65' Y
Y 84' Alan Browne
Alexander Tettey 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
5
3
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Stoke City FC H 2–2 D
11 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Preston North End FC
#12 Position #24
21 Points 8
15 Played 15
7 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 11
32 Scored 13
24 Conceded 30
+8 GD -17
1.40 PPG 0.53
47% Win % 13%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Norwich City FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The 35-year-old Declan Rudd has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Jamal Lewis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Alexander Tettey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Barkhuizen made 393 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Ben Pearson is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 65' The referee shows Norwich City FC player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 66' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Ben Marshall has done his job and it is now time for Emiliano Buendia to step up.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Daniel Johnson on, Louis Moult off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Christoph Zimmermann is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivo Pinto at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Tom Barkhuizen makes way for Brandon Barker at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 80' Teemu Pukki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Alan Browne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Alexander Tettey adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Alan Browne is replaced by Joshua Harrop.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Norwich City FC players.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.7 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC71% Draw18% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Preston North End FC
29%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC58% Draw35% Preston North End FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
4 – 0
7%
4 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
5 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3%
5 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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