Norwich – Aston Villa Prediction & Picks (07.04.2018)

Norwich City and Aston Villa meet on Carrow Road, in a match for the 41st day of the Championship. Aston Villa won at home (4-2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 19-08-2017. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. But the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 13-12-2016, for the Championship, which ended with the victory of Norwich City by (1-0). Nélson Oliveira (62 ‘) scored the only goal of the game.

Norwich City:

After 13 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 14th position, with 52 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Queens Park Rangers by (4-1), after in the previous match they lost (0-2) at home, against Fulham. For the league, Norwich City won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 0-0 (7 out of 20 matches) and 0-1 (7 out of 20 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 13 of the last 20 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 40 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for this competition: they scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Norwich enter this game unmotivated, after a foreign snub, by 4-1, in the field visit of Queens Park Rangers. The home team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are: Josh Murphy, Nélson Oliveira and Hoolahan. Of noting that the home club lost, on their home ground, only for once in the last six games. Coach Daniel Farke will not be able to count on Tom Trybull, Moritz Leitner, Matt Jarvis, Louis Thompson and Marco Stiepermann, for being injured.

Aston Villa:

After 21 wins, 10 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 73 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Reading (3-0), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Hull City, by (0-0). In the last 10 away league matches Aston Villa has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 20 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 40 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 20 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (46’-60 ‘).

Aston Villa entered this motivated performance, after a home win, 3-0, at the Reading reception: Bjarnason, Hourihane and Hogan scored the goals of the victory. The outsider group usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a faster game style and constant transitions. The three arrows pointing to the rival’s goal will be Hogan, Snodgrass and Adomah. Grealish, Bjarnason and Hourihane act in the most central area of ​​the terrain. The visitors’ technician must have all the players at his disposal.