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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
#25 Position #24
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

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 25th (0 pts). Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Norwich City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Xavier Quintilla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 9' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Emiliano Buendia makes it 0-1.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kieran Dowell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Scott Sinclair as he leaves the pitch. Jayson Molumby steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brad Potts on, Daniel Johnson off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Tom Barkhuizen as he leaves the pitch. Sean Maguire steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 72' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Kieran Dowell exits the field as Marco Stiepermann enters on 72.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Emiliano Buendia departs to be replaced by Oliver Skipp.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Hugill is hanging Teemu Pukki on the field on 89 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Przemyslaw Placheta 1
Borja Sainz 1
Darnell Fisher 1
Duane Holmes 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
2 / 4
0.51 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC25% Draw41% Norwich City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 35%
65%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Norwich City FC
75%
Preston North End FC or Norwich City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC12% Draw68% Norwich City FC20%
Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
32.1%
0 – 1
19.2%
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
1.6%
2 – 2
1.2%
1 – 3
1%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 16% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 24% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✗

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