FM Preview: Newcastle United v Norwich City 18 Mar 2012

Last updated : 17 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newcastle United v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 23 games.

The last time the two teams met at Newcastle United was back in October 2004, over five years ago, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Norwich City 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2-1 Norwich City League Cup
2004/2005 Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 31 Dec Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1993/1994 Tue 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Norwich City Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.

Norwich City's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Newcastle United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 44 points from their 28 games so far.

Norwich City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newcastle United 6 2 2 2 8 11 8
Norwich City 6 2 1 3 8 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Canaries, but one which we believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newcastle United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Norwich City 7 games since last away draw.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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