Match Pack: Norwich City vs Preston North End

As Norwich City prepares to face Preston North End on 11th February 2025, the historical data and current form seem to tilt the scales slightly in favor of the home team. Norwich City, showcasing commendable performance at home, amasses an average of 1.86 points per game, reflecting solid form in the Championship. On the other hand, Preston North End has struggled to find consistency away, with a paltry 0.8 points per game.

While their head-to-head history shows a relatively balanced rivalry—where Norwich City edges with six wins to Preston’s five, alongside eight draws—it is Norwich’s dominance at home that shapes expectations for the upcoming clash. The matches between these two have generally been competitive, averaging 2.58 goals per game. Both teams finding the net 53% of the time indicates potential for goals.

Given Norwich City’s superior home form and Preston’s struggle on the road, coupled with the historical bout balance, Norwich City enter this fixture as slight favorites. Bettors might consider a Norwich win or perhaps placing wagers on both teams to score, keeping in mind the average goal tally and BTTS statistics. A home victory seems plausible, but not without contest from Preston.

Insights

• Norwich City has historically had a slight edge over Preston North End in past meetings.
• The last encounter between both teams saw Preston win 1-0.
• A considerable number of matches between the teams have ended in draws (42%).
• Matches between these teams have an average of 2.58 goals scored.
• Both teams have 53% of their encounters resulting in both teams scoring (BTTS).
• Norwich City performs notably better at home compared to Preston’s away performance.
• Norwich City averages 1.86 points per game at home this season.
• Preston North End’s current away performance is poor, averaging only 0.8 points per game.
• Given the stats, Norwich City has a favorable position in the upcoming match at home.
• Preston North End will need to improve their away performance to secure a result.

Match Facts

• The most frequent scoreline between Norwich City and Preston North End at Carrow Road is 2-0, occurring 3 times.
• The most common score between these teams overall is 0-0, with 4 matches ending this way.
• In the past 15 home encounters for Norwich City against Preston, they have won 6, drawn 5, and lost 4, with a goal difference of 22-17 in favor of Norwich City.
• Across 33 meetings, Norwich City has secured 12 victories, drawn 10 times, while Preston North End has won 11, with Norwich City leading the goal tally 42-39.
• Norwich City’s latest home win against Preston North End occurred in 2018.
• Last season saw a goalless draw at Norwich’s home and a 1-0 win for Preston at their ground.
• Norwich City scores 29% of their goals between the 76th and 90th minute.
• Preston North End scores 24% of their goals from the 46th to the 60th minute.
• Norwich City failed to score in only 1 of their 14 Championship home games this season.
• Preston North End managed to score in 11 of their 15 away Championship games.
• Borja Sainz leads Norwich City’s scoring charts with 15 goals, whereas Emil Riis has netted 8 for Preston.

• Callum Doyle has received the most yellow cards at Norwich City (8), while Ben Whiteman has 10 for Preston.
• A year prior, Preston North End stood 11th with 42 points; they are now 15th with 37 points.
• Norwich City has a 35% rate of leading at halftime, compared to Preston’s 33%.
• Their previous encounter ended as a 2-2 draw.
• Norwich City wins 71% of home games when leading 1-0.
• Preston North End clinches victory in 63% of away games when leading 0-1.
• Norwich City wins 33% of matches when trailing 0-1 at home.
• Preston struggles to overturn a 1-0 away deficit, with a 0% success rate.
• Norwich’s Championship form surpasses that of Preston.
• Preston North End has performed better than Norwich in their last 5 matches.
• Norwich has lost only 1 of their last 5 fixtures against Preston North End in all competitions.
• In their last 5 meetings, Norwich triumphed twice, Preston once, with 2 matches drawn.
• Norwich has only lost 1 of their previous 5 Championship clashes with Preston.
• Preston has only won 1 of their last 5 Championship meetings with Norwich.
• When these teams face off, Norwich averages 1.8 goals per match, while Preston nets 1 goal per game.
• The average goal total in matches between Norwich and Preston is 2.8.
• The first half of their encounters sees an average of 1.6 goals.
• Norwich scores an average of 2.26 goals per home game, whereas Preston averages 1.15 goals in away games.