FM Preview: Norwich City v Stoke City 21 Aug 2011

Last updated : 20 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Stoke City fixture

Norwich City are ready to welcome Stoke City to Carrow Road on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Canaries are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 21 games.

The previous match played between the two at Carrow Road was more than three years back, in March 2008, with Stoke City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Canaries in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2007/2008 Tue 11 Mar Norwich City 0-1 Stoke City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 01 Dec Stoke City 2 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 17 Mar Norwich City 1 - 0 Stoke City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Stoke City 5 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2005/2006 Sat 04 Mar Norwich City 2 - 1 Stoke City Championship
2005/2006 Mon 29 Aug Stoke City 3 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2003/2004 Sat 27 Mar Norwich City 1 - 0 Stoke City League Division One

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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 17 goals for the Canaries, with 7 goals against.

Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Norwich City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 1 points from their 1 games so far.

Stoke City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 1 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 4 2 0 14 7 14
Stoke City 6 3 1 2 3 4 10

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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 Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Stoke City 5 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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