England Premier League
Wednesday 1st January 2020
Kick off at 5:30pm GMT
Venue: Carrow Road
Match Preview:
Norwich are fighting hard but are bottom of the league and have to be one of the favourites to be relegated now. They are 6 points from safety and have just 13 points this season.
The Canaries will continue to fight at home though and that was evident in their last game when they drew 2-2 with Tottenham. The club will kick themselves though as they were leading twice in that game and because of that they may just see the result like a defeat. Another problem for them has been Watford’s form since they appointed Nigel Pearson, a direct rival finding form is never good. At home Norwich have won just 20% of their games and have no wins at Carrow Road in their last five, earning just 2 points from their last 15 available.
Crystal Palace are in 9th place and have 14 more points than their hosts, they will be safe this season no doubt. Palace’s problem isn’t defeats but draws and they have finished matches all square in 30% of their games including 3 draws from their last five matches. The club have a chance move up a place with a win here and establish their top 10 credentials. Away from home the Eagles have lost 4 games and have no wins in their last 3 matches, their last victory on the road came against Burnley at the end of November.
Team News:
Norwich: No new injuries coming into this game.
Crystal Palace: Palace are suffering with injuries with six regular players out but fortunately have no new injuries confirmed coming into this match.
Norwich vs Crystal Palace Head to Head:
The teams have not met here since 2015 when Crystal Palace won 3-1.
Crystal Palace have won the last 3 meetings.
In the last 10 meetings Norwich have just 1 win.
There is a 60% chance to see under 2.5 goals.
Norwich vs Crystal Palace Prediction:
Crystal Palace have a great record over Norwich but they also have a growing injury list and that is why we could see this match being very close. Norwich at home will fight and they did well to get anything against Tottenham who are obviously a far superior team. The one worry for Norwich is that they could be more cautious than their visitors who have little to lose. Palace have become experts at numbing a game and keeping possession and just doing enough to earn something from the game and we expect a very close encounter in this one, the odd goal may just be the difference here.
Norwich vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips:
Asian handicap (+0.5 Crystal Palace) at 1.625
Correct Score: Crystal Palace to win 1-0 or 1-1 at 10.00 and 7.00
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