FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 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 29 games played, Canaries have recorded 7 wins, and West Bromwich Albion have come away with 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Norwich City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Baggies in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Norwich City 1 - 2 West Brom. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov West Brom. 0 - 1 Norwich City Championship

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

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Canaries's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

West Bromwich Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 27 points from their 17 games so far.

Norwich City's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
West Bromwich Albion 6 2 1 3 7 9 7
Norwich City 6 3 2 1 11 11 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Norwich City only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at The Hawthorns will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
West Bromwich Albion Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Norwich City Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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