FM Preview: Norwich City v Chelsea 26 Dec 2012

Last updated : 25 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Chelsea fixture

Norwich City prepare to entertain Chelsea at Carrow Road on Wednesday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 21 games played, Canaries have recorded 9 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Carrow Road was less than a year ago, in January 2012, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Chelsea 4 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Norwich City 0-0 Chelsea Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Chelsea 3 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2006/2007 Sat 17 Feb Chelsea 4 - 0 Norwich City F.A. Cup
2004/2005 Sat 05 Mar Norwich City 1 - 3 Chelsea Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 18 Dec Chelsea 4 - 0 Norwich City Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 16 Jan Chelsea 4 - 0 Norwich City F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Chelsea have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Norwich City's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Chelsea's total of 32 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 3 1 2 11 12 10
Chelsea 6 4 1 1 23 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Norwich City are starting to turn Carrow Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Norwich City 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Chelsea 6 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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