FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City 14 Jan 2012

Last updated : 13 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

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

Norwich City travel to take on West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday 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 14 and win only 5 of the 27 games.

The last time the two teams met at West Bromwich Albion was just over four years ago, in October 2007, with West Bromwich Albion running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Norwich City 1 - 2 West Brom. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov West Brom. 0 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Norwich City 3 - 2 West Brom. Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 16 Oct West Brom. 0 - 0 Norwich City Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Baggies's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Canaries have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Bromwich Albion find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.

Norwich City's 25 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 3 1 2 9 7 10
Norwich City 6 2 3 1 10 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at West Bromwich Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Norwich City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
4 games since last defeat.

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