Norwich – Bristol City will play on Wednesday, January 20, starting at 18:00 in the 25th round of the second strongest league in the world, Championship. The match will be played on Carrow Road and will be led from the center by James Linington.
Norwich is unbeaten in the last 9 direct confrontations, registering 6 victories and 3 draws. The most recent ones were played in the 2019-2020 season of the Championship. Then the “canaries” prevailed 3-2 at home and 3-1 at Ashton Gate Stadium.
The home team comes after a success, 2-1 away in Cardiff. It was the second consecutive victory and the 7th in the last 9 rounds. Moreover, Norwich is undefeated by 10 home games, a period in which it recorded 7 successes and 3 draws. Therefore, the team coached by Daniel Farke is the leader in the Championship with a total of 50 points, having 4 lengths over Swansea and 8 over the 3rd place occupant, Bournemouth.
On the other hand, Bristol City also comes after a success, 2-0 at home to Preston and ranks 9th with a total of 36 points, 4 lengths away from the top 6. It is noteworthy that the team led by Dean Holden did not even record a draw in the last 10 stages and suffered 4 defeats in the last 5 trips.
Regarding the teams, the host team will miss the left defender, Xavi Quintilla, who is in self-isolation, while in the first 11 two basic players will return, the goalkeeper Tim Krul and the Finnish striker, Teemu Pukki. On the other hand, the guest coach has a long list of inconveniences, but very important are the returns of Han-Noah Massengo and Tyreeq Bakinson. Under these conditions, there is a good chance that Dean Holden will return to the 3-5-2 system after playing in 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 in the last 3 rounds.
Norwich City: Krul; Aaron, Hanley, Gibson, Sorensen; Skipp, McLean; Buendia, Vrancic, Cantwell; Pukki;
Bristol City: Bentley; Vyner, Kalas, Mawson; Hunt, Massengo, Nagy, Bakinson, Rowe; Diedhiou, Wells;
Norwich is the main favorite for promotion to the Premier League and it would be a huge surprise to miss the return to the first league. On the other hand, Bristol City has not been at all impressive in recent “away” matches. In these conditions, we bet on an opening score of the canaries, but also on the fact that Norwich will not be defeated in a match that is not announced very spectacularly.
PREDICTION: Norwich to win @ 1,60
