Norwich City vs Reading – Norwich City will be looking to bounce back after losing 2-1 to Luton Town in the Championship last time out. Norwich City had 54% possession and 18 shots on goal, with 5 on target.
Teemu Pukki (69′) was the only Norwich City player to score. Luton Town had 13 shots on goal, three of which were on target. Luton Town’s goals came from Allan Campbell (61′) and Cauley Woodrow (89′).
Dean Smith’s Norwich City have been rewarded for their attempts on goal 5 times in their previous 6 games, giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 0.83.
Reading will be trying to turn things around after being trounced by Birmingham City in their last encounter in Championship action. Reading had 64% possession and 20 shots on goal, with 8 on target in the game.
Reading’s goals came from Lucas Joo (82′) and Tom Ince (94′). Birmingham City had 9 shots on goal, 6 of which were on target. Birmingham City’s goals came from Troy Deeney (2′, 23′) and Tahith Chong (36′).
Reading’s Paul Ince has found the back of the net six times in their last six games, giving them a goals per game average of one. Reading had not won against Norwich City in the previous four league games when they played them away from home. That’s not good at all.
Norwich City vs Reading – Betting Analysis
An examination of their previous face-to-face meetings dating back to 17/03/2018 reveals that Reading has not benefited from these discussions. They haven’t managed to win a single game, whilst Norwich City have just outperformed them, winning 67% of their matches.
There were 22 goals scored in those games, for an average of 3.67 goals per meeting. The previous league meeting between the two occurred on Championship match day 13 on 04/10/2022, when Reading defeated Norwich City 1-1.
Reading had 35% possession at the time and 10 shots on goal, three of which were on target. Jeff Hendrick (60′) was their lone player to score.
Norwich City had seven shots on goal, one of which was on target. Grant Hanley scored (50′). Darren Bond officiated the game.
Based on these two teams, we believe Reading will be able to find the back of the goal against Norwich City, but it may not be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re going with both teams scoring to give Norwich City a 2-1 lead at the end of 90 minutes. Let’s wait and see what occurs.
What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the betting prices for the match in the full-time result market, victory for Norwich City can be had for 1.78, backing a draw is 3.75 & putting your money on victory for Reading can get you 4.48. They’re the best market prices available at the current time.
Norwich City vs Reading – Head-to-head
Our Prediction: Both Teams to Score
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