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Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Norwich City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 76' Ched Evans
Y 80' Jordan Storey

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
  • Assistant 2 Abbas Khan

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

4
5
3
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
03 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–1 W
28 Nov Watford FC A 2–3 L
25 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
11 Nov Cardiff City FC A 3–2 W
05 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–3 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
28 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L
25 Nov Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
10 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
04 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Preston North End FC
#9 Position #14
65 Points 60
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
63 Scored 55
56 Conceded 62
+7 GD -7
1.41 PPG 1.30
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dimitris Giannoulis, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Wagner might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Canada international Liam Millar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whiteman made 235 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Ashley Barnes by Liam Gibbs on 55 minute.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 63' Duane Holmes gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Liam Millar and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Norwich City FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Onel Hernandez by Borja Sainz on 72 minute.
  • 76' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Jordan Storey. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Dimitris Giannoulis has done his job and it is now time for Przemyslaw Placheta to step up.
  • 86' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Alistair McCann as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Ledson steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 5
Gabriel Sara 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Kieran Dowell 2
Milutin Osmajic 1
Alexander Tettey 1
Brad Potts 1
Josh Sargent 1

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC 2023-01-14 Preston North End FC 0–4 Norwich City FC 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC

Norwich City FC Form

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-03 Bristol City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-28 Watford FC 3–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC49% Draw28% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Preston North End FC
51%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC34% Draw49% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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