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Preston North End FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Fri 2 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Ryan Ledson 9' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee
  • Referee Matt McGrath
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
5
4
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
13 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
06 Mar AFC Bournemouth H 1–1 D
02 Mar Millwall FC A 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
17 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
14 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
06 Mar Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
03 Mar Brentford FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Norwich City FC
#23 Position #17
4 Points 9
8 Played 8
1 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
8 Scored 16
15 Conceded 17
-7 GD -1
0.50 PPG 1.13
13% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Daniel Johnson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 9' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Ledson on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' Emiliano Buendia puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Lindsay made 389 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 57 minute. Scott Sinclair leaves to be changed by Jayson Molumby.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Preston North End FC make a change. Daniel Johnson trudges off to be replaced by Brad Potts on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 71' Sean Maguire gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Marco Stiepermann has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kieran Dowell on 72 minute.
  • 77' Scott Sinclair has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 82' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Emiliano Buendia is withdrawn and Oliver Skipp gets his opportunity.
  • 87' England international Kieran Dowell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 89' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Jordan Hugill on 89 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 1-1 Norwich City FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

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

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2021-04-02 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-03-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-03-06 Norwich City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-03 Norwich City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC28% Draw26% Norwich City FC46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Norwich City FC
72%
Preston North End FC or Norwich City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC21% Draw42% Norwich City FC37%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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