FM Preview: Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 Mar 2012

Last updated : 23 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers pack their bags to visit Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.

The previous match played between the two at Carrow Road was more than three years back, in October 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 20 Dec Wolves 2 - 2 Norwich City Premier League
2008/2009 Tue 03 Feb Wolves 3 - 3 Norwich City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 21 Oct Norwich City 5-2 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Norwich City 1 - 1 Wolves Championship
2007/2008 Sat 22 Sep Wolves 2 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2006/2007 Tue 30 Jan Norwich City 0 - 1 Wolves Championship
2006/2007 Sat 23 Dec Wolves 2 - 2 Norwich City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Norwich City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 6 conceded.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. While the Wolves have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 29 matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 22 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 1 1 4 6 9 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 1 4 5 20 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road, and we believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Wolves. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Norwich City Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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