Norwich – Fulham Prediction & Picks (30.03.2018)

Norwich City and Fulham meet on Carrow Road, in a match for the 39th round of the Championship. The two teams tied (1-1), on 05-08-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 04-04-2017 , in a match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Fulham by (1-3). C. Jerome (76 ‘) scored the goals for Norwich City, and S. Johansen (5’), T. Cairney (48 ‘) and F. Ayité (89’), for Fulham.

Norwich City:

The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 52 points won, after 13 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Barnsley, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Reading, by (3-2). For the league, Norwich City won 16 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (7 out of 19 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 19 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 38 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 19 games in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 19 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Norwich enter this motivated match, after a home win, 3-2, at the Reading reception: Vrancic, Hanley and Maddison scored the goals of the victory. The home team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are: Josh Murphy, Srbeny and Onel Hernández. To point out that the home club does not lose, in its field, five consecutive games. Coach Daniel Farke will not be able to count on Louis Thompson and Marco Stiepermann, for being injured.

Fulham:

The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 69 points won, after 19 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Preston North End, by (1-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Queens Park Rangers, by (2-2). In the last 10 away matches Fulham has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2 of the last matches, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches in this competition, they only got 3 comebacks in the 13 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Fulham enter this round after a home draw, two, at the Queens Park Rangers reception. Like the rival of this round, Fulham usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Sessegnon, Mitrovic and Lucas Piazón. The visiting club, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the left-back, Targett. The technician of the strangers must have all the players available for this day.