Norwich – Swansea SOCCER PICKS
Norwich City and Swansea City meet at Carrow Road, in a match for the 36th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 24-11-2018, Norwich City won it out by (1-4). The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Swansea City presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Norwich City:
The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 69 points won, after 20 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bristol City, by (3-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Millwall, by (1-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 32 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 32 goals scored and 21 conceded. 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. 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 at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 35 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 5 of the 14 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for this competition: they scored 14 of their 37 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Norwich enters this game motivated, after a foreign victory, by 1-3, in the displacement to the terrain of the Millwall: Stiepermann, Zimmermann and Pukki marked the goals of the triumph. The home team usually acts 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, the last being the pattern of the most central area of the field. Coach Daniel Farke must have all players available for this day.
Swansea City:
After 13 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, the away team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 47 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Bolton Wanderers by (2-0), after in the previous match they have lost out in a match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (3-1). 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 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 19 conceded. For the league, Swansea City won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 17 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this competition, he only managed 4 comebacks in the 14 matches in which he suffered the first goal.
Swansea enter this round motivated, after a triumph at home, 2-0, at the reception to Bolton: McBurnie and Celina, near the end of the match, scored the goals of the victory. The visiting team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three responsible for throwing the panic in the rival defense are Routledge, McBurnie and Dyer. One of the weaknesses of the stranger group is the completion of the situations of danger that he manages to create. The Swansea coach should have all the players at his disposal for this game.
