Blackburn Rovers will be looking to snap a run of poor results as they travel to Norwich City for a Championship fixture on Saturday.
Norwich are coming off a 1-0 victory over Swansea City in their previous Championship fixture. Teemu Pukki's effort in the first minute proved to be the difference as they held on for the win.
The Canaries have generally been in good form lately and head into Saturday’s clash with just one defeat in their last five Championship matches. They are in the mix for the playoffs, sitting fourth on the standings, just one point behind Blackburn in third.
One small blemish for Norwich City is that they have surprisingly found things difficult at Carrow Road. Dean Smith’s men have won just once in their last six home matches, keeping only one clean sheet in that run.
Blackburn Rovers have been struggling to find their best form in recent times and head to Carrow Road off the back of three defeats in their last four Championship matches. They are still in the playoff places but are now six points behind leaders Burnley.
Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men were disappointing last time out in the Championship as they suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Preston North End. Bradley Dack’s effort 10 minutes after the restart proved to be a mere consolation as they were completely outclassed by the visitors.
Blackburn Rovers have also been unconvincing on their recent travels but their major problem is a lack of discipline at the back. Following the defeat to Preston North End, they have now conceded seven goals in their last two Championship matches.
How the bookies view it
Norwich City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 13/15 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Blackburn Rovers is valued at 15/4 by 10bet while a draw is set at odds of 11/4 by Betfred.
Head to head
Norwich City have an 8-6 edge with nine draws from 23 previous matches with Blackburn Rovers. The most recent meeting between both teams ended in a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road back in 2021.
Players to watch
Norwich City striker Teemu Pukki will be keen to rediscover some consistency in the second half of the season after looking slightly erratic so far. His effort at Swansea took his tally to seven Championship goals and he could be tipped to once again find the net at 6/4 with bet365.
Ben Brereton has looked slightly off colour in recent weeks but remains the biggest attacking threat for Blackburn Rovers. The striker has nine Championship goals this season and is priced at 13/5 by Unibet to rediscover his scoring touch on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have scored in their last three meetings and a similar outcome is priced at 5/6 by bet365. There were over 3.5 goals in Blackburn Rovers’ last outing and a repeat is valued at 12/5 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is priced at 10/11 by William Hill.
There have been more goals after the break in the last two meetings between both teams and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This England Championship match between Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers will be played on Dec 17, 2022 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
