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Match preview · Championship

Preston North End – Norwich City

Preston North End Home 24th in Championship
1.33
Norwich City Away 20th in Championship
1.43 Projected xG
Preston North End
33%
Fair 3.06
Draw
30%
Fair 3.35
Norwich City
37%
Fair 2.67

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Data coverage · full
  • Preston North End 20/20
  • Norwich City 20/20
  • Model updated 31 October, 09:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Preston North End xG 0.96 xGA 1.75
  • L 0.58 created, 0.66 conceded against Lincoln City
  • D 1.50 created, 2.54 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.65 created, 1.09 conceded against Millwall
  • L 0.49 created, 2.24 conceded against Birmingham City
  • L 0.72 created, 1.86 conceded against Wrexham
  • D 1.79 created, 2.08 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
Norwich City xG 1.01 xGA 1.64
  • L 1.62 created, 2.07 conceded against Middlesbrough
  • L 0.69 created, 1.10 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
  • L 0.68 created, 2.36 conceded against Swansea City
  • L 1.07 created, 2.34 conceded against Southampton
  • L 0.29 created, 1.19 conceded against Portsmouth
  • W 1.69 created, 0.79 conceded against Charlton Athletic

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.76
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score
62%
Norwich City 2+ goals
43%
Norwich City clean sheet
24%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

1:1
14.9%
1:2
9.9%
2:1
9.2%

Why the model leans Norwich City, but not by much

Attack, defence and recent form all point to Norwich City.

Attack
Favours Norwich City
10th vs 24th
Norwich City attack v Preston North End defence
Defence
Favours Norwich City
11th vs 12th
Norwich City defence v Preston North End attack
Recent xG form
Favours Norwich City
-0.64 vs -0.79
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Preston North End and Norwich City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Preston North End Norwich City
xG / match 1.28 · 16th (better) 1.48 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 1.51 · 15th 1.53 · 16th
xGD / match -0.23 · 17th (better) -0.05 · 12th
xPts / match 1.19 · 17th (better) 1.33 · 14th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.79 (better) -0.63

Head to head

Preston North End 0 Draws 1 Norwich City 1

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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