Norwich City and Southampton meet forces on Carrow Road, in a match for the 30th round of the Premier League. In the last head ‑ to ‑ head for this edition of the league, played on 04‑12‑2019, Southampton won at home by (2‑1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 games won 2 and tied 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 20th and 14th From the league table, it is actually a confrontation between the 19th ranked in home matches and the 6th ranked away.
Norwich City:
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 18 losses, the home team is currently in 20th place with 21 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Sheffield United by (1‑0), after in the previous match having won by (1‑0) at home, in a match against Leicester City. This is a team that tends to be more competitive at home, since it conquered 15 points in its stadium, where it scored 19 goals and suffered 26, against only 6 points away, with 6 goals scored and 26 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Norwich City have won 2, tied 3 and lost 5, winning 9 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half-time was 1‑0 (6 in 14 matches). The team allowed the opponent goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and never got the comeback. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘).
Norwich comes to this game from a 1×0 loss on a visit to the Sheffield United stadium, continuing to struggle in England’s second division. We remember that the locals only won 4 of the 14 matches played at their stadium. Now, in this match, coach Daniel Farke should favor a more organized style of play, with Buendía being the main person responsible for transporting the ball to the attack. Teemu Pukki is Newcastle’s top scorer with 11 goals scored. For this game the house coach cannot count on Byram, Onel Hernández and Klose, all injured.
Southampton :
After 10 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses, the visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 34 points won. In their last match, they lost to Newcastle United at home by (0‑1), after in the previous match having lost away, in a match against West Ham United, by (3‑1). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results outside than at their stadium, as they have won 20 points on the road and only 14 at their stadium. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Southampton has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points in 30 possible. In their away matches for the league, the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he only got 2 comebacks in the 16 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
Southampton comes to this day with a 0x1 loss against Newcastle, which added the second consecutive loss in the Premier League. In this away game, coach Ralph Hasenhattl is expected to maintain defensive organization and 4-4-2, favoring flank counterattacks. On the other hand, striker Danny Ings stands out in the team so far, with 15 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Moussa Djenepo, suspended, in addition to Redmond, Armstrong and Samllbone, these with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,62
