FM Preview: Norwich City v Coventry City 07 May 2011

Last updated : 06 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Coventry City fixture

Norwich City are ready to welcome Coventry City to Carrow Road at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, Canaries have recorded 25 wins, and Coventry City have come away with 9 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Carrow Road was within the last three years, in February 2009, with Coventry City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Canaries in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Dec Coventry City 1 - 2 Norwich City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 28 Feb Norwich City 1-2 Coventry City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 09 Aug Coventry City 2 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 08 Mar Coventry City 1 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 24 Nov Norwich City 2 - 0 Coventry City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 24 Feb Norwich City 1 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 09 Sep Coventry City 3 - 0 Norwich City Championship

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Canaries, with 6 goals against.

Coventry City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Norwich City are holding the final promotion place in the Npower Championship, and have accumulated 83 points from the 45 games they have played so far.

Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 54 points from their 45 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 4 1 1 13 9 13
Coventry City 6 2 3 1 9 6 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Canaries to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Norwich City Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Coventry City No win in the 3 most recent games.

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