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Norwich
FT
2 - 0
Preston
Carrow Road
Referee: G. Ward
Norwich
Match Timeline
Preston
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
13'
Anis Ben Slimane
Norwich
⚽
17'
A. Ahmed
Norwich
⚽
39'
K. McLean
Norwich
🔄
60'
B. Chrisene ↔ K. Fisher
Norwich
🔄
61'
A. Slimane ↔ P. Maghoma
Norwich
🔄
61'
P. Mattsson ↔ S. Field
Norwich
🔄
61'
M. Kvistgaarden ↔ E. Mundle Smith
Norwich
🔄
64'
O. Offiah ↔ B. Potts
Preston
🔄
64'
A. Moran ↔ A. Devine
Preston
🔄
65'
J. Thompson ↔ P. Valentin
Preston
🔄
81'
T. Small ↔ R. Brady
Preston
🔄
81'
B. Whiteman ↔ M. Smith
Preston
🟨
87'
Brad Potts
Preston
🔄
88'
A. Ahmed ↔ A. Forson
Norwich

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Norwich Win 0%
Draw 0%
Preston Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Norwich1.37
Preston1.18
Recent Form (Last 5)
Norwich Norwich
WWDLW
57 GF / 50 GA
Preston Preston
WLDWL
42 GF / 47 GA
Key Stats
1.46
Average Goals Scored
1.11
1.28
Average Goals Conceded
1.24
24
BTTS Yes
20
21
Over 2.5
16
4.54
Shots on Goal
3.47

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Norwich Norwich 39 matches
Preston Preston 38 matches
Norwich Statistic Preston
16 Wins 12
6 Draws 13
17 Losses 13
57 Goals For 42
50 Goals Against 47
1.46 Avg Goals Scored 1.11
1.28 Avg Goals Conceded 1.24
24 BTTS Yes 20
33 Over 1.5 28
21 Over 2.5 16
8 Over 3.5 7
7 Clean Sheets 9
8 Failed To Score 11
4.54 Shots On Goal 3.47
12.72 Total Shots 10.63
5.18 Corners 4.32
52.9% Ball Possession 46.3%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Norwich won 5 times, Preston won 3 times, while 7 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 23:16 from Norwich's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 8 matches, with an average of 2.6 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Norwich 4-2-3-1 / Preston 5-3-2
H2H summary: Norwich wins 5, draws 7, Preston wins 3
Stats
Norwich Norwich
Preston Preston
Shots on Goal
4
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
5
Blocked Shots
1
Blocked Shots
6
5 Corner Kicks 3
9 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 2
63% Ball Possession 37%
9 Total Shots 15
4 Shots on Goal 4
4 Shots off Goal 5
1 Blocked Shots 6
4 Shots insidebox 13
5 Shots outsidebox 2
4 Goalkeeper Saves 1
460 Total passes 274
357 Passes accurate 184
1.05 expected_goals 2.32
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Norwich
Formation
Preston
V. Kovacevic
V. Kovacevic
J. Stacey
J. Stacey
H. Darling
H. Darling
J. Cordoba
J. Cordoba
B. Chrisene
↓
B. Chrisene
P. Mattsson
↓
P. Mattsson
K. McLean
⚽
K. McLean
L. Gibbs
L. Gibbs
A. Slimane
↓
A. Slimane
A. Ahmed
⚽ ↓
A. Ahmed
M. Kvistgaarden
↓
M. Kvistgaarden
D. Iversen
D. Iversen
O. Offiah
↓
O. Offiah
J. Storey
J. Storey
L. Lindsay
L. Lindsay
A. Hughes
A. Hughes
T. Small
↓
T. Small
A. Moran
↓
A. Moran
B. Whiteman
↓
B. Whiteman
J. Thompson
↓
J. Thompson
D. Jebbison
D. Jebbison
L. Dobbin
L. Dobbin
Norwich 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
V. Kovacevic
G
3
J. Stacey
D
6
H. Darling
D
33
J. Cordoba
D
14
B. Chrisene
↓ 60'
D
7
P. Mattsson
↓ 61'
M
23
K. McLean
⚽ 39'
M
8
L. Gibbs
M
20
A. Slimane
↓ 61' 🟨 13'
M
21
A. Ahmed
⚽ 17' ↓ 88'
M
30
M. Kvistgaarden
↓ 61'
F
Substitutes
31
L. Moulden
G
11
E. Marcondes
M
25
P. Maghoma
↑ 61'
M
5
J. Medic
D
18
A. Forson
↑ 88'
M
35
K. Fisher
↑ 60'
D
16
J. Wright
M
26
S. Field
↑ 61'
M
46
E. Mundle Smith
↑ 61'
F
Preston 5-3-2
Starting XI
1
D. Iversen
G
42
O. Offiah
↓ 64'
D
14
J. Storey
D
6
L. Lindsay
D
16
A. Hughes
D
26
T. Small
↓ 81'
D
23
A. Moran
↓ 64'
M
4
B. Whiteman
↓ 81'
M
15
J. Thompson
↓ 65'
M
9
D. Jebbison
F
17
L. Dobbin
F
Substitutes
13
D. Cornell
G
11
R. Brady
↑ 81'
M
3
A. Vukcevic
D
44
B. Potts
↑ 64' 🟨 87'
M
24
M. Smith
↑ 81'
F
2
P. Valentin
↑ 65'
D
28
M. Osmajic
F
21
A. Devine
↑ 64'
M
22
M. Lukovic
F
Last matches: Norwich
04.08.26
Fri
Norwich
Cambridge United
0
0
D
01.08.26
Fri
Norwich
Osasuna
1
2
L
25.07.26
Fri
Norwich
Fulham
2
0
W
22.07.26
Fri
Norwich
AFC Wimbledon
0
0
D
17.07.26
Fri
Norwich
FC ST. Gallen
3
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Norwich
Colchester
0
0
D
04.07.26
Fri
Norwich
King's Lynn Town
2
0
W
02.05.26
Cha
Norwich
Hull City
1
2
L
25.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Swansea
1
1
D
21.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Derby
2
1
W
18.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Bristol City
4
2
W
11.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Ipswich
0
2
L
06.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Millwall
2
1
W
03.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Portsmouth
1
1
D
21.03.26
Cha
Norwich
Charlton
1
0
W
18.03.26
Cha
Norwich
Southampton
0
1
L
11.03.26
Cha
Norwich
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
08.03.26
FA
Norwich
Leeds
0
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Norwich
Leicester
2
0
W
25.02.26
Cha
Norwich
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
Last matches: Preston
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
24.07.26
Fri
Preston
Cambridge United
0
1
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
14.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bamber Bridge
4
1
W
02.05.26
Cha
Preston
Southampton
1
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
18.04.26
Cha
Preston
West Brom
0
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
06.04.26
Cha
Preston
QPR
1
1
D
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
20.03.26
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
3
1
W
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
06.03.26
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
1
3
L
28.02.26
Cha
Preston
Millwall
0
2
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
14.02.26
Cha
Preston
Watford
2
2
D
H2H: Norwich vs Preston
14.03.26
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
W
20.12.25
H2H
Preston
Norwich
1
1
D
11.02.25
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
1
L
22.10.24
H2H
Preston
Norwich
2
2
D
13.04.24
H2H
Preston
Norwich
0
1
W
09.12.23
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
0
D
14.01.23
H2H
Preston
Norwich
0
4
W
08.10.22
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
3
L
02.04.21
H2H
Preston
Norwich
1
1
D
19.09.20
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
2
D
04.01.20
H2H
Preston
Norwich
2
4
W
13.02.19
H2H
Preston
Norwich
3
1
L
22.08.18
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
W
21.04.18
H2H
Preston
Norwich
0
0
D
25.11.17
H2H
Norwich
Preston
1
1
D
Last matches: Norwich
04.08.26
Fri
Norwich
Cambridge United
0
0
D
01.08.26
Fri
Norwich
Osasuna
1
2
L
11.07.26
Fri
Norwich
Colchester
0
0
D
04.07.26
Fri
Norwich
King's Lynn Town
2
0
W
25.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Swansea
1
1
D
21.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Derby
2
1
W
11.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Ipswich
0
2
L
03.04.26
Cha
Norwich
Portsmouth
1
1
D
11.03.26
Cha
Norwich
Sheffield Utd
2
1
W
25.02.26
Cha
Norwich
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
W
21.02.26
Cha
Norwich
Birmingham
1
2
L
14.02.26
FA
Norwich
West Brom
3
1
W
07.02.26
Cha
Norwich
Blackburn
2
0
W
26.01.26
Cha
Norwich
Coventry
2
1
W
11.01.26
FA
Norwich
Walsall
5
1
W
04.01.26
Cha
Norwich
Stoke City
0
2
L
29.12.25
Cha
Norwich
Watford
0
1
L
26.12.25
Cha
Norwich
Charlton
1
0
W
13.12.25
Cha
Norwich
Southampton
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Norwich
QPR
3
1
W
H2H at home: Norwich
14.03.26
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
W
11.02.25
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
1
L
09.12.23
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
0
D
08.10.22
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
3
L
19.09.20
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
2
D
22.08.18
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
W
25.11.17
H2H
Norwich
Preston
1
1
D
Last matches: Preston
01.08.26
Fri
Preston
Stockport County
0
1
L
29.07.26
Fri
Preston
Bradford
2
3
L
25.07.26
Fri
Preston
Marine
0
3
L
18.07.26
Fri
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
2
3
L
25.04.26
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Utd
3
2
W
22.04.26
Cha
Preston
Birmingham
1
2
L
11.04.26
Cha
Preston
Charlton
2
1
W
03.04.26
Cha
Preston
Leicester
2
2
D
11.03.26
Cha
Preston
Coventry
0
3
L
24.02.26
Cha
Preston
Swansea
1
1
D
20.02.26
Cha
Preston
Blackburn
0
1
L
31.01.26
Cha
Preston
Ipswich
1
1
D
24.01.26
Cha
Preston
Middlesbrough
0
4
L
04.01.26
Cha
Preston
Bristol City
2
0
W
29.12.25
Cha
Preston
Wrexham
1
2
L
26.12.25
Cha
Preston
Stoke City
0
0
D
13.12.25
Cha
Preston
Oxford United
2
1
W
29.11.25
Cha
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
3
2
W
25.11.25
Cha
Preston
Watford
1
1
D
08.11.25
Cha
Preston
Millwall
1
1
D
H2H away: Preston
14.03.26
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
L
11.02.25
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
1
W
09.12.23
H2H
Norwich
Preston
0
0
D
08.10.22
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
3
W
19.09.20
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
2
D
22.08.18
H2H
Norwich
Preston
2
0
L
25.11.17
H2H
Norwich
Preston
1
1
D

Standings

Championship
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1
Coventry
46 28 11 7 97:45 52 95
W W W D D
2
Ipswich
46 23 15 8 80:47 33 84
W D D W D
3
Millwall
46 24 11 11 64:49 15 83
L D W D W
4
Southampton
46 22 14 10 82:56 26 80
W D W D D
5
Middlesbrough
46 22 14 10 72:47 25 80
L L D D W
6
Hull City
46 21 10 15 70:66 4 73
W W D W L
7
Wrexham
46 19 14 13 69:65 4 71
D L W W L
8
Derby
46 20 9 17 67:59 8 69
L W L W L
9
Norwich Home
46 19 8 19 63:56 7 65
L D W W L
10
Birmingham
46 17 13 16 57:56 1 64
D W W D W
11
Swansea
46 18 10 18 57:59 -2 64
W D W L W
12
Bristol City
46 17 11 18 59:59 0 62
W L D L D
13
Sheffield Utd
46 18 6 22 66:66 0 60
W L L W W
14
Preston Away
46 15 15 16 55:62 -7 60
L W L L W
15
QPR
46 16 10 20 61:73 -12 58
L L L L D
16
Watford
46 14 15 17 53:65 -12 57
L L L L L
17
Stoke City
46 15 10 21 51:56 -5 55
L L L L D
18
Portsmouth
46 14 13 19 49:64 -15 55
D W L W W
19
Charlton
46 13 14 19 44:58 -14 53
L W L D L
20
Blackburn
46 13 13 20 42:56 -14 52
L W D L D
21
West Brom
46 13 14 19 48:58 -10 51
L D W W D
22
Oxford United
46 11 14 21 45:59 -14 47
L W L L W
23
Leicester
46 12 16 18 58:68 -10 46
W D D L L
24
Sheffield Wednesday
46 2 12 32 29:89 -60 0
W L L D D
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