Championship

Championship | Gameweek 7

Sep 20, 2023 at 8pm UK

Carrow Road

Norwich
0 - 2
Leicester

Duffy (39'), Gibson (42'), Barnes (43')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Iheanacho (45' pen.), McAteer (87')
McAteer (35'), Winks (71'), Vardy (70'), Vestergaard (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Norwich City and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Norwich City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Norwich 1-0 Stoke
Saturday, September 16 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Leicester City

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Southampton 1-4 Leicester
Friday, September 15 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Norwich City 2-3 Leicester City

As two of the best attacking sides in the division, this can surely only be an entertaining encounter. Norwich will back themselves to record the win that would move them ahead of their opponents, yet Leicester's performance at Southampton suggests that their superior class may eventually prevail in the closing stages. 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 38.04%. A win for Leicester City had a probability of 36.28% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (6.26%). The likeliest Leicester City win was 0-1 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Norwich City	Draw	Leicester City
38.04% ( -0.3)	25.69% ( 0.02)	36.28% ( 0.29)

Both teams to score 55.3% (

-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.2% (

-0.06)

48.8% (

0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.1% (

-0.05)

70.9% (

0.06)

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.86% (

-0.19)

25.14% (

0.19)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.15% (

-0.26)

59.85% (

0.27)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.88% (

0.14)

26.12% (

-0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.81% (

0.18)

61.19% (

-0.18)

Score Analysis

Norwich City 38.04%

Leicester City 36.28%

Draw 25.69%

Norwich City	Draw	Leicester City
1-0 @ 9.07% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 8.4% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 6.26% ( -0.05) 3-1 @ 3.87% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 2.88% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 2.6% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.34% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 0.99% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.63% Total : 38.04%	1-1 @ 12.17% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 6.57% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.64% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.16% ( -0) Other @ 0.15% Total : 25.69%	0-1 @ 8.82% ( 0.06) 1-2 @ 8.17% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 5.92% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 3.66% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 2.65% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 2.52% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.23% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.32% Total : 36.28%