Norwich City host Blackburn Rovers in a Championship fixture on Sunday as they look to snap out of a rough patch. The Canaries have been out of sorts lately and should find it difficult against Blackburn who have shown some quality on their recent travels.
Norwich City head into Sunday's clash looking to snap out of a poor run having picked up just one win from their last nine matches across all competitions. They have suffered seven defeats in that run and are down in 17th on the standings.
The Canaries suffered a 3-1 defeat at Sunderland in their previous Championship fixture. They took an early lead through Hwang Ui-Jo but went into the break behind before conceding the third 10 minutes from time.
A major problem for Norwich City appears to be an inability to keep things tight at the back having thrown away the lead in three of their last four matches There have also been little home comfort for David Wagner’s men lately having lost three of their last four matches at Carrow Road.
While Blackburn Rovers have not been as poor as Norwich City, things are not as smooth as they would like. They were beaten 1-0 at home by Swansea City in their previous Championship fixture and followed that up with a 2-0 defeat to Premier League side Chelsea in a midweek Carabao Cup clash.
Those two results ended a run of three straight wins for Blackburn Rovers, who had been building some momentum. Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men remain in the bottom half of the table but can climb as high as eighth if results go their way this weekend.
One positive for Blackburn Rovers is that they appear to have done their best work in their travels in recent weeks having won their last two away matches. They claimed a 4-0 victory at QPR before edging Millwall 2-1 in their previous fixture on the Road.
How the bookies view it
Despite their recent struggles, Norwich City still have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 23/20 with Coral. A victory for Blackburn Rovers is valued at 23/10 by bet365 while Unibet is offering odds of 14/5 for a draw.
Head to head
Norwich City have a 9-8 edge with nine draws from 26 previous matches against Blackburn Rovers. However, Blackburn have won the last two meetings at Carrow Road and picked up a 1-0 victory in an FA Cup clash back in January.
Players to watch
Jon Rowe has remained a shining light for Norwich City in the midst of their struggles and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The forward has seven Championship goals this season and is priced at 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Blackburn Rovers will look to Sammie Szmodics to provide the spark having netted seven Championship goals from midfield this season. He has also found the net in two of the last three away matches and is priced at 23/10 by Paddy Power to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Norwich City have seen over 3.5 goals in two of their last three meetings and could be set for a repeat at 7/5 with Paddy Power. Sunday’s clash is likely to come to life after the break, so both teams can be backed to score in the second half at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
Blackburn Rovers have scored in both halves in their last two Championship away matches and could be set for a similar pattern on Sunday at 5/2 with Unibet.
This England Championship match between Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers will be played on Nov 5, 2023 and kick off at 12:00. 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.
full house, nice one!!