Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers meet at Carrow Road, in a match for the 22nd round of the Championship. The history of head-to-head matches played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 06‑04‑2019, for the Championship, Norwich City won by (4‑0). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Norwich :
After 13 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 43 points won. In their last match, they lost away (1‑0) to Watford, after having won (2‑0) at home in the previous match, against Cardiff City. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 9 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Norwich City won 6, drew 3 and lost 1, thus conquering 21 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 8 matches at their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Norwich City enter this match with a 1-0 defeat on the trip to Watford, putting an end to five consecutive victories in this competition. In this match against QPR, coach Daniel Farke should play in the usual 4-3-3 favoring a more organized style: Kieran Dowell is largely responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. Teemu Pukki is the top scorer for this Norwich City team with 10 goals scored. For this game, the home team does not have Sam Byram, Kieran Dowell, Onel Hernandez, Bali Mumba, Adam Idah, Tim Krul and Xavi Quintilla, all with physical problems.
QPR :
After 4 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in 19th position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they lost to Swansea City at home by (0‑2), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Wycombe Wanderers, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 6 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Queens Park Rangers has registered 1 victory, 4 draws and 5 losses, for which they have 7 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 11 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Queens Park Rangers arrive unmotivated for this match after a 0-2 loss to Swansea, adding the eighth consecutive match without a win in this second English division. On this trip to the Norwich City field, coach Mark Warburton is expected to keep the team 3-4-3 with Macauley Bonne, Lyndon Dykes and Ilias Chair as the most advanced men. It should be noted that the midfielder Ilias Chair is the most important weapon of this team, being this player very competent in the offensive organization. Outside of this game are Luke Amos, Charlie Owens and Lee Wallace, all injured.
