EFL Championship: Game Week 26
Stadium: Carrow Road
2nd January 2023
Norwich is set to host Watford on Monday evening. Watford has won their three consecutive Championship games against Norwich. Would Norwich be able to bounce back this time?
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Norwich at home looks in good touch this season as they managed (W6 D4 L4) to win on six occasions out of 14. Norwich is winless in their three previous home games against Reading (1-1), Blackburn (0-2), and Middlesbrough (1-2). In their 8 home league games, they scored 20 goals against their visitors and conceded 16 in return.
Their away performance is average this season (W4 L5 D2) as they managed to win on four occasions out of eleven. With 26 points in 25 games, Norwich is sitting in the 7th position. They have netted 32 goals so far this season and conceded 28 in return.
Joshua Sargent is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals and 2 assists followed by Teemu Pukki (8) and Aaron Ramsey (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.
Norwich’s possible lineup
Gunn; Aarons, Gibson, Hanley, McCallum; Nunez, Sara, McLean; Idah, Sargent; Pukki.
Watford Form
Watford's performance at away is not as per expectations this season (W3 L5 D5) as they just managed to win thrice out of 13 league games. They lost in their previous away game against Swansea (0-4). In their 13 away league games, Watford has scored 12 goals against their hosts and conceded 16 in return.
At home, they have won (W6 D2 L4) five out of twelve league games this season. With 37 points in 25 games, Watford is sitting in the 5th position. They have netted 30 goals this season and conceded 28 in return.
Joao Pedro is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals and 2 assists followed by Ismail Sarr (6) and Keinan Davis (4) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.
Watford’s possible lineup
Bachmann; Kabasele, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart; Gaspar; Dele-Bashiru, Ngakia, Bacuna, Asprilla, Sarr Davis.
Norwich vs Watford expert tips
Norwich is winless in their last three home games against Watford. With their current home performance, it won’t be easy for them to beat Watford. On the other end, Watford is also struggling with their away performance. It’s not easy to predict which team will win the match at this moment because this match could go either way. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating a Norwich win. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.