Thursday , 2 July 2026

Norwich City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Norwich City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Farai Hallam (England)

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
2
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2025-09-27 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC 2024-10-19 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–3 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Watford FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
20 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
13 Dec Southampton FC H 2–1 W
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Norwich City FC A 2–0 W
01 Jan Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
20 Dec Watford FC A 0–1 L
13 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Stoke City FC
#9 Position #17
65 Points 55
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 15 / 10 / 21
63 Scored 51
56 Conceded 56
+7 GD -5
1.41 PPG 1.20
41% Win % 33%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • With this win, Stoke City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 5
Josh Sargent 3
Emiliano Buendia 2
Lewis Baker 2
Nick Powell 2
Gabriel Sara 2
Aaron Ramsey 2
Jack Stacey 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC 2025-09-27 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2025-02-22 Norwich City FC 4–2 Stoke City FC 2024-10-19 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2024-03-16 Stoke City FC 0–3 Norwich City FC

Norwich City FC Form

2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2026-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-12-29 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2025-12-26 Norwich City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-13 Norwich City FC 2–1 Southampton FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2026-01-04 Norwich City FC 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2026-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Watford FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L 2025-12-13 Stoke City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Stoke City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC39% Draw30% Stoke City FC31%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Stoke City FC
61%
Norwich City FC or Stoke City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC26% Draw51% Stoke City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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