Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 17, 2022 at 5.30pm UK

Carrow Road

Norwich
0 - 2
Blackburn

McLean (57'), Hanley (79'), Pukki (90+1'), Gibson (90+6')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Gibson (4' og.), Dolan (86')
Ayala (28'), Morton (83'), Kaminski (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Norwich City

All competitions

Last Game: Swansea 0-1 Norwich
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Blackburn 1-4 Preston
Saturday, December 10 at 12pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Norwich City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

There is little to separate these two teams, but Norwich will head into Saturday's contest as slight favourites considering their head-to-head record and Blackburn's struggles on the road. The return of Omobamidele and Idah has also strengthened the Canaries at a time when Rovers have lost Brittain for a lengthy period, and Smith's side should do enough to claim all three points on home soil. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 59.89%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 17.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.94%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.61%), while for a Blackburn Rovers win it was 0-1 (5.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
Norwich City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
59.89% ( 0.56)	22.31% ( -0.15)	17.81% ( -0.41)

Both teams to score 50.09% (

-0.3)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.04% (

-0)

47.97% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.86%

70.14% (

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.39% (

0.19)

15.61% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.39% (

0.34)

44.61% (

-0.34)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.36% (

-0.48)

40.64% (

0.48)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.77% (

-0.44)

77.24% (

0.44)

Score Analysis

Norwich City 59.88%

Blackburn Rovers 17.81%

Draw 22.31%

Norwich City	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 11.78% ( 0.08) 2-0 @ 10.94% ( 0.14) 2-1 @ 9.85% ( -0) 3-0 @ 6.77% ( 0.13) 3-1 @ 6.1% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 3.15% ( 0.08) 4-1 @ 2.83% ( 0.04) 3-2 @ 2.75% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.28% 5-0 @ 1.17% ( 0.04) 5-1 @ 1.05% ( 0.02) Other @ 2.23% Total : 59.88%	1-1 @ 10.61% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 6.35% 2-2 @ 4.44% ( -0.06) Other @ 0.92% Total : 22.31%	0-1 @ 5.71% ( -0.08) 1-2 @ 4.78% ( -0.1) 0-2 @ 2.57% ( -0.07) 1-3 @ 1.43% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 1.33% ( -0.04) Other @ 1.98% Total : 17.81%