Norwich vs Aston Villa Prediction & Tips
The honeymoon period seems to have come to an end prematurely for Dean Smith, as his new team, Norwich, has already won four games without a win (E2, P2) since winning the team’s debut. He now faces his former team and the club he supported as a child, but history is also against Norwich as the home side have lost six of the last seven PL games they have played against the visiting team. this time, the Aston Villa.
On a more positive note, Smith is still undefeated against Villa (G2, E3), but that record is significantly threatened by the fact that Norwich has already accumulated 191 minutes without being able to see a rival goal. In fact, his problems in the last third of the court are notorious, as the ‘Canaries’ have recorded 49 shots on goal and have failed to score in 10 games so far – the worst record in the league in both categories.
Although it was not a happy return for Steven Gerrard as his Villa team lost to Liverpool (0-1), he has definitely stopped the bad times the team was going through. This is evidenced by the fact that he has achieved three victories in five PL clashes, but before that the team recorded five consecutive defeats under the current term of Smith, the current coach of Norwich.
With the prospect of finishing this day in the top half if the results of other matches favor him, Villa can feel confident of achieving a second league victory as a visitor since the beginning of October (G1, P4). Encouragingly, it should be noted that Villa has scored 16 of its 19 points this season when it starts as a favorite this season so far (G5, E1, P2).
Players to follow: No player contributed more PL goals for his team than Teemu Pukki for Norwich – his five goals to date represent 63% of the team’s total. As for Aston Villa, John McGinn remains the only player to have scored the winning goal for Villa away from home since September, although his side have lost in four of the last five games they have scored.
Highlight: Norwich have never won a PL game on Tuesday (E4, P11).
Norwich – Aston Villa FREE TIPS
Aston Villa – Win @ 2.25
