Norwich City

vs

Preston North End

Preview

Norwich City

• Norwich City have won their last 2 games - a 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at home and a 2-0 win against Leicester City away.
• Norwich City are in much better form than Preston North End going into Saturday’s Championship contest at Carrow Road.
• The Canaries have won four and lost one of their last five league games while the Lilywhites have taken no victories in the same period - two draws and three defeats.

Preston North End

• Preston North End are winless in their last 5 Championship games, losing the last 2 at home.
• Paul Heckingbottom has been in charge of Preston since August 2024 and he has installed a system with a rigid back three and a solid 3-5-2 that is good at pressing in numbers and creating overloads in the wide areas when they have the ball.
• However, they are susceptible to pace and can get caught on the counter attack if the opposition can get in behind their advanced players.
• The Canaries use their rotation system, high tempo and pressing style to get at opponents and create chances, whereas Preston are a more rigid and solid unit.

Head-to-Head

• The last 5 Championship head-to-head matches between Norwich and Preston have seen 1 win apiece and 3 draws.
• The Canaries have failed to win their last two home games against Preston, and the two teams drew 1-1 at Deepdale in the Championship two months ago.

Key Players

• Mohamed Toure has bagged four goals in Norwich’s last five games and their recent revival has coincided with his return to the team.
• Jovon Makama is Norwich’s leading scorer with 10 in 28 Championship appearances and he is always a threat to the opposition defence.
• Lewis Dobbin has been Preston’s best forward with seven in 29, but they lack a consistent source of goals and Milutin Osmajic has been their most reliable source recently, scoring two of their last four.

Betting Insights

• Norwich City are the team most likely to win this one and their 1.64 odds reflect their form.
• The prediction of Both Teams to Score - No (1.97) looks good because of the disparity in form and the tactical styles of the teams.
• Norwich can keep Preston out, but the Canaries may have to settle for the win to nil.

Prediction