Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Norwich City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 14 Mar 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Norwich City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward

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
2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
11 Mar Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
28 Feb Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
25 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
21 Feb Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
06 Mar Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
28 Feb Millwall FC H 0–2 L
24 Feb Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
20 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L

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

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 5
Gabriel Sara 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Kieran Dowell 2
Josh Sargent 1
Alexander Tettey 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Troy Parrott 1

Head to Head

2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2025-02-11 Norwich City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2026-03-08 Leeds United FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-02-28 Leicester City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2026-02-25 Norwich City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2026-02-21 Norwich City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2026-02-24 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-02-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC58% Draw25% Preston North End FC17%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Preston North End FC
42%
Norwich City FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC38% Draw47% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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