Championship: Norwich vs Leeds – Betting preview
Norwich enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leeds swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
It is neither good nor disastrous for Norwich with just two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Bristol City, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Swansea, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Birmingham. Norwich put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Carrow Road. They drew twice while losing none, scored 12 goals while conceding four.
In their last three matches, Leeds won 3-4 win against Middlesbrough, lost 4-0 against Queens Park Rangers and lost 1-2 against Southampton. Leeds won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and ten scored.
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norwich and Leeds. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
Look no further than Joshua Sargent, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Norwich in the Championship, while Joel Piroe managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Leeds in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Carrow Road, Norwich won eight and drew two. Leeds won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost three. Amazingly, Norwich are on a streak of 16 home matches without defeat. Leeds have beaten Norwich in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.
Norwich scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Leeds got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Leeds managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Leeds have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Norwich when playing at away ground.
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Norwich’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Leeds, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.
To sum up, the upcoming match between Norwich and Leeds seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.