FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City 07 Dec 2013

Last updated : 06 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Canaries have recorded 7 wins, and West Bromwich Albion have come away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in December 2012, the Baggies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 12 May Norwich City 4 - 0 West Brom. Premier League
2012/2013 Sat 22 Dec West Brom. 2-1 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan West Brom. 1 - 2 Norwich City F.A. Cup
2011/2012 Sat 14 Jan West Brom. 1 - 2 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 11 Sep Norwich City 0 - 1 West Brom. Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 19 Apr Norwich City 1 - 2 West Brom. Championship
2007/2008 Sat 27 Oct West Brom. 2 - 0 Norwich City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Canaries have hit 4 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Bromwich Albion see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 15 points from their 14 games played so far,

Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 1 3 2 8 11 6
Norwich City 6 2 2 2 6 19 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Norwich City Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.

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