Match Pack: Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City

For this upcoming Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City, both teams are demonstrating solid but slightly differing forms. Blackburn Rovers’ recent performance has seen them secure 9 points in their last five matches, averaging 1.8 points per game. They have also netted 7 goals in this span, maintaining a tendency towards matches ending with over 2 goals, evident in their last 7 contests.

On the other hand, Norwich City is only slightly behind with 8 points from their recent five outings, translating to an average of 1.6 points per game. They too have scored 7 goals over these outings, and have shown resilience on the road by remaining unbeaten in their last two away games.

Historically, when these two sides have clashed, the encounters have been fairly balanced, with Norwich having a slight edge with 7 wins to Blackburn’s 5 out of 17 previous meetings; 5 have ended in draws. Notably, the games between Blackburn and Norwich typically deliver goals, as past meetings have averaged over 3 goals per game with BTTS (Both Teams to Score) occurring 71% of the time.

This season, Blackburn has shown strong form at home with an average of 1.88 points per game, while Norwich’s away performance has been modest with an average of just 1 point per game. Given these dynamics and the history of high-scoring games between these two, we could anticipate a match where goals are likely on the cards. Both teams to score seems a reasonable wager here, considering the attacking capabilities reflected in their recent performances.

Insights

• Blackburn Rovers have picked up an average of 1.8 points per game in their last 5 matches, showing solid form.
• Blackburn games have seen 2 or more goals in their last 7 fixtures, suggesting the potential for goals.
• Blackburn has a moderate BTTS rate, with just 2 out of their last 5 games featuring both teams scoring.
• Despite recent solid home form, Blackburn Rovers only have a slight edge over Norwich historically, having won 5 out of 17 matches.
• Norwich City has amassed an average of 1.6 points per game over their past 5 matches, indicating they are competitive.
• Norwich has been steady away, remaining unbeaten in their last 2 away fixtures.
• Norwich’s matches often see both teams scoring, landing BTTS in 3 out of their last 5 games and 62% of their matches this season.
• Previous encounters have been high-scoring, with an average of over 3 goals per game and BTTS landing 71% of the time.
• Blackburn Rovers have a home advantage, averaging 1.88 points per game at home, while Norwich City only averages 1 point per game away.
• Historical performance slightly favors Norwich with 7 wins in 17 matches compared to Blackburn’s 5 wins.

Match Facts

• The 1-1 scoreline is the most frequent outcome in matches between Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City, occurring 5 times.
• In the past 13 encounters with Blackburn Rovers hosting, they’ve won 4 times, drawn 3 times, and Norwich City has secured 6 victories. Norwich leads the goal difference 19-18.
• Across 27 overall meetings, Blackburn Rovers have achieved 8 wins, 10 draws, while Norwich City has triumphed in 9 games. Blackburn leads the goal difference 41-39.
• Blackburn Rovers last celebrated a home victory against Norwich City in 2012.
• Last season, the fixtures ended 1-1 at Blackburn and 3-1 in favor of Norwich City at home.
• 31% of Blackburn Rovers’ goals are scored between the 76th and 90th minutes.
• Norwich City scores 27% of their goals during the same timeframe, between the 76th and 90th minutes.
• Blackburn Rovers failed to score in 6 out of their 17 Championship home games this season.
• Norwich City didn’t find the net in 7 of their 17 away Championship matches this season.
• Andreas Weimann is Blackburn’s leading scorer with 6 goals, while Borja Sainz has netted 15 times for Norwich City.
• Tyrhys Dolan holds the highest number of yellow cards for Blackburn with 8, compared to Callum Doyle’s 10 for Norwich City.

• Blackburn Rovers win the first half in 27% of their matches compared to Norwich City’s 30%.
• Blackburn wins 27% of halftimes, while Norwich City has a 30% halftime win rate.
• Their most recent matchup ended in a 2-2 draw.
• When leading 1-0 at home, Blackburn wins 75% of their matches.
• Norwich City secures victory in 53% of their away games when leading 0-1.
• Blackburn wins just 10% of their home matches when trailing 0-1, while Norwich City never wins when down 1-0 away.
• Blackburn Rovers outperform Norwich City in Championship matches.
• Blackburn’s recent form in the last 5 matches is superior to that of Norwich City.
• Blackburn Rovers have only lost once in their last 5 encounters against Norwich City across all competitions.
• In the last 5 meetings, Blackburn won twice, Norwich once, with 2 draws.
• Blackburn Rovers have lost just one of their last 5 Championship games against Norwich City.
• Norwich City has managed just one win in their last 5 Championship clashes with Blackburn.
• On average, Blackburn scores 1.4 goals per match against Norwich, while Norwich averages 1.2 goals against Blackburn.
• The average number of goals in Blackburn vs. Norwich matches is 2.6.
• First halves of encounters between Blackburn and Norwich see an average of 1.2 goals.
• Blackburn scores an average of 1.12 goals at home, whereas Norwich averages 0.97 goals away.