FM Preview: Arsenal v Norwich City 05 May 2012

Last updated : 04 May 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arsenal v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City travel to take on Arsenal at Ashburton Grove at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 4 of the 25 games.

The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was back in April 2005, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Norwich City 1 - 2 Arsenal Premier League
2004/2005 Sat 02 Apr Arsenal 4-1 Norwich City Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 28 Aug Norwich City 1 - 4 Arsenal Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 01 Apr Arsenal 5 - 1 Norwich City Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 10 Sep Norwich City 0 - 0 Arsenal Premiership
1993/1994 Sun 13 Feb Norwich City 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
1993/1994 Wed 10 Nov Norwich City 0 - 3 Arsenal League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Gunners have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Canaries have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's total of 66 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 43 points from their 36 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 2 2 2 7 5 8
Norwich City 6 1 1 4 6 16 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Norwich City 11 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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