Norwich City and Reading meet at Carrow Road, in a match for the 41st round of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 19-09-2018, Norwich City won away by (1-2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 17-03-2018, in a match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Norwich City by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by M. Vrančić (14 ‘), G. Hanley (26’) and J. Maddison (37 ‘), for Norwich City, and L. Kelly (32′) and S. Smith (51 ‘). ), for Reading. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Reading presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Norwich City:
After 25 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 84 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Queens Park Rangers by (4-0), after in the previous match they have won (0-1) an away match against Middlesbrough. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 38 goals scored and 22 suffered. For the league, Norwich City won 23 points out of 30 possible points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 20 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 40 matches played in this competition, he got the comeback in 5 of the 14 matches in which he suffered the first goal.
Norwich enter this motivated match, after a 4-0 home win at the Queens Park Rangers reception: Buendía, Stiepermann and Pukki scored the winning goals. The home team chooses to act in a traditional 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are: Hernández, Pukki and Buendía. We believe that in the midfield will act Stiepermann, McLean and Trybull, being that the last one is the pattern of the central zone of the land. Coach Daniel Farke must have all players available for this day.
Reading:
After 9 wins, 13 draws and 18 losses, the away team is currently in the 21 st position of the league, with 40 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Hull City by (3-1), after in the previous round they have won at home, against Preston North End, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Reading has a record of 1 win, 5 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 20 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 40 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 19 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
Reading enters this unmotivated performance, after a defeat as a visitor, by 3-1, in the move to the arena of Hull. Like the rival of this day, Reading usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Nélson Oliveira, Barrow and Meité. The visiting club, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by left-back Blackett. It is likely that Ejaria, Baker and Rinomhota act in the most central area of the terrain. The technician José Gomes will not be able to count on Ezatolahi and Obita, for being injured. It should be noted that Blackett will also be absent, because he is suspended.
