Preview & Prediction: Norwich City vs Queens Park Rangers

Norwich City will take on Queens Park Rangers in what promises to be an intriguing Championship clash on 29th December 2024. Historically, Norwich have had the upper hand, emerging victorious in half of their last 22 encounters, including a dominant 4-0 victory in their most recent meeting. However, both sides have demonstrated average form this season in their respective environments, with Norwich holding a slightly better home average of 1.6 points per game compared to QPR’s 1.1 points per game on the road.

Given their track record and performance data, Norwich City enters this match as favorites, especially on home turf. However, with both teams delivering inconsistent performances, there’s room for surprises. Matches between the two have averaged just over 2 goals, and while a high-scoring match seems less likely, Norwich is definitely poised to capitalize on any defensive frailties presented by QPR.

Fans can expect a competitive game, potentially tilting towards Norwich, but with the possibility of a narrow margin given both teams’ current form. As past encounters suggest, a tight match with limited goal-scoring opportunities could unfold, although Norwich holds the edge to secure a win.

Insights

• Norwich City has a strong historical advantage over Queens Park Rangers, winning 11 out of their last 22 matches.
• The most recent encounter between the two teams resulted in a decisive 4-0 victory for Norwich City.
• Both teams exhibit average form, with Norwich City at home and Queens Park Rangers away performing at a similar level.
• Matches between Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers have a goal average of 2.14, with a relatively low occurrence of both teams scoring (41%).
• In the current Championship season, Norwich City holds a home game average of 1.6 points per game, indicating decent home performance.
• Queens Park Rangers have a modest away game average this season, securing 1.1 points per game.
• Historically, Queens Park Rangers have struggled against Norwich City, with only 4 wins in 22 matches, suggesting Norwich City often performs well against them.

Match Forecast

• Norwich City is likely to create many scoring opportunities through individual skill and through balls.
• Queens Park Rangers could capitalize on set pieces due to Norwich’s defensive weaknesses in this area.
• Norwich might struggle to defend against QPR’s potential counter-attacks especially down the wings where they are weak.
• QPR is strong at coming back from losing positions, so a lead for Norwich may not be secure.
• QPR’s strong aerial duels could be a key factor, particularly if they employ long balls against Norwich’s defense.
• Both teams may struggle with finishing scoring chances, so there could be missed opportunities at both ends.
• Norwich City might dominate possession with their short passing playstyle but need to avoid individual errors.
• QPR’s tendency to take a lot of shots may exploit Norwich’s weakness in stopping opponents from creating chances.
• QPR might focus attacks down the right, targeting Norwich’s known wing weaknesses.
• The non-aggressive nature of QPR could be contrasted with the aggressive style of Norwich, impacting game tempo and fouls.
• Norwich’s weakness at avoiding fouling in dangerous areas might provide QPR set piece opportunities.

Match Facts

• The most frequent scoreline when Norwich City hosts Queens Park Rangers is 1-0, occurring in 4 matches.
• Overall, the 1-0 result is the most common in matches between Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers, happening in 7 matches.
• In the last 20 home matches, Norwich City has defeated Queens Park Rangers 13 times, with 5 matches ending in a draw, and Queens Park Rangers winning twice. The goals tally is 38-16 favoring Norwich City.
• Across the last 42 encounters, Norwich City has claimed victory 19 times, while 13 draws and 10 wins go to Queens Park Rangers, with a goal difference of 64-51 for Norwich City.
• The last time Queens Park Rangers won away at Norwich City was in 2008.
• Last season’s results saw a 1-0 win for Norwich City at home and a 2-2 draw when Queens Park Rangers were the hosts.
• Norwich City scores 22% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minute.
• Queens Park Rangers scores 26% of their goals between the 61st and 75th minute.
• Norwich City has not won in their past 4 matches.
• Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in their last 7 games.
• Norwich City has not been defeated by Queens Park Rangers at home in their last 9 encounters.
• Norwich City failed to score in 1 of their 10 Championship home matches this season.
• Queens Park Rangers have failed to score in 5 of their 10 Championship away matches this season.
• Queens Park Rangers have an away record of 2 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses this season.
• A year ago, Queens Park Rangers were 22nd in the league with 20 points, now they are 14th with 25 points.
• Norwich City wins 33% of first halves, while Queens Park Rangers win in 21% of theirs.
• Norwich City also wins 33% of halftime results, compared to 21% for Queens Park Rangers.
• Queens Park Rangers won their most recent meeting.
• In their last encounter, Queens Park Rangers triumphed by 3 goals.
• Norwich City wins 64% of home matches when leading 1-0.
• Queens Park Rangers win 87% of away matches when leading 0-1.
• When Norwich City trails 0-1 at home, they win 36% of the time.
• Queens Park Rangers only win 10% of away games when trailing 1-0.
• Queens Park Rangers are currently outperforming Norwich City in the Championship.
• Recent form shows Queens Park Rangers performing better in their last 5 matches compared to Norwich City.
• Norwich City has lost only 1 of their last 5 games against Queens Park Rangers in all competitions.
• In their last 5 meetings, Norwich City won 2 matches, Queens Park Rangers won 1, with 2 draws.
• Norwich City scores an average of 1 goal per match against Queens Park Rangers, who score an average of 1.2 goals against Norwich City.
• The average number of goals scored in matches between the two teams is 2.2.
• The average number of goals in the first half of these matches is 1.
• Norwich City averages 2.19 goals per home game, while Queens Park Rangers averages 0.86 goals per away game.