Manchester United and Norwich City measure strength at Old Trafford, in a match for the 22nd round of the Premier League. In the last direct showdown for this edition of the league, on 27-10-2019, Manchester United won out by (1-3). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 2 matches won 2. Attention to the home factor, since Manchester United usually conquers different results at home and away.
Manchester United :
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in 5th position, with 31 points won. In his last game, he lost with Arsenal outside by (2‑0), after in the previous match having won by (0‑2) outside, in a match against Burnley. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium, with 29 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last match he played, for the League Cup, he lost to Manchester City at home by (1‑3). In his last 10 home games for the championship Manchester United won 5, drew 4 and lost 1, so he won 19 points in 30 possible.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 8 games in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 1-0 (4 in 10 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 21 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Manchester United comes to this match with a 1-3 defeat against rival Manchester City, in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal. In the last match for the championship, the home team lost to Arsenal, 2-0. In this match against Norwich, coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should privilege the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks: Daniel James is one of the main responsible for creating the offensive process. At the individual level we highlight striker Marcus Rashford, who is the best scorer, with 12 goals scored. Out of this game are McTominay, Pogba and Maguire, all due to physical problems.
Norwich City :
The visiting team is currently in 20th place, with 14 points won, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, he tied at home against Tottenham Hotspur by (2-2). In the last game, he tied at home against Crystal Palace by (1‑1). This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. In the last match he played, for the FA Cup, he won the Preston North End out by (2-4). In his last away game for this competition he lost (1‑0) against Aston Villa. In its last 10 away matches for the championship, Norwich City records 1 victory, 2 draws and 7 losses, so it has won 5 points in 30 possible. In the matches played outside its stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (4 in 11 games) and at the end of the match 2-0 (4 in 11 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of their last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 21 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Norwich comes for this match after a 2-4 victory against Preston, advancing to the next round of the FA Cup. In the last game for the championship, the visitors added their eighth consecutive day without a victory, drawing 1-1 against Crystal Palace. Playing away from home, coach Daniel Farke should favor defensive organization and counterattack across the flanks. The man who acts in the Norwich attack is the Finnish Teemu Pukki, who is the top scorer of this team, with 9 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Klose, Drmic and Fahrmann, all with physical problems.
