Norwich vs Leeds Prediction & Tips
Norwich and Leeds face at Carrow Road, in a match for the 10th round of the Premier League. The history of head-to-heads played at this stadium favors the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Championship, on 25‑08‑2018, Leeds United only managed to win. , by (0‑3). The goals of the match were scored by M. Klich (21′ ), E. Alioski (26′ ) and Pablo Hernández (67′ ), for Leeds. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home/away condition, as Norwich presents different results at home and away.
Norwich Analysis
The home team is currently in the 20th position, with 2 points won, after 2 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (0‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Chelsea, by (7‑0). Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 25 conceded, against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 home defeats, with 32 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Norwich won 1 point out of 12 possible, after 1 draw and 3 defeats in the last 4 games they played in their stadium.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 9 matches. They have conceded goals to their opponent in 7 of the last 9 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, and their attack needs to improve, as they haven’t managed to score in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. The team has been having trouble scoring first. In fact, he failed to score the first goal in any of his last 9 Premier League games. In 9 matches in the competition, they never managed to turn the score around in the 7 matches they conceded the first goal.
Norwich enters this game after a heavy defeat, by 7-0, on the trip to Chelsea’s home, thus continuing without winning in this Premier League. In this round against Norrkoping, coach Daniel Farke should opt for a more cautious strategy, looking for spaces to counterattack. Midfielder Kenny McLean is one of the most important players in the tactical scheme of this team, being this athlete responsible for the offensive process. On the other hand, Finn Teemu Pukki is Norwich’s top scorer with 2 goals scored. For this match, the home coach cannot count Ben Gibson, suspended, as well as Christoph Zimmermann, who has physical problems.
Leeds Analysis
The away team is currently in the 17th place, with 7 points won, after 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Southampton, by (1‑0). In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they have similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with a total of 18 goals scored and 21 conceded. At home, they won 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats, with a total of 21 goals scored and 18 conceded. In their last match, for the League Cup, they got an away loss against Arsenal by (2‑0). In the last 4 away league matches Leeds has a record of 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 2 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, you don’t win as a visitor for 4 games. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 9 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 matches for this competition, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 6 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 11 of their 31 goals between minutes (46’‑60′).
Leeds United comes for this game with a 2-0 setback against Arsenal, in a game counting for the League Cup. It should be noted that the visitors drew against Wolves, by 1-1, in the last round of the Premier League. In this game against Norwich, coach Marcelo Bielsa should maintain his standard tactical system, 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and paused attacks, however, in some moments of the game he should act more direct. The Brazilian Raphinha is the highlight of this team, being this athlete the top scorer with 3 goals scored. For this game the Argentine coach cannot count on Robin Koch, Luke Ayling and Patrick Bamford, all with physical problems.
Norwich – Leeds FREE TIPS
Leeds – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
