Preston North End vs Norwich City prediction
Our own analysis
Preston sit 24th in the Championship and have 5 points from 14 games. Norwich City sit 12th with 18 points from 14 games, 13 points ahead.
Preston recorded 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in their last 6, scoring 4 and conceding 15. Over their last 6, Norwich City recorded 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats, with 11 scored and 7 against.
So far this season, 64% of Preston games featured both teams scoring, and 64% had more than 2.5 goals. Norwich City's figures are 64% and 79%. Per game, Preston create 1.14 expected goals and allow 1.57, while Norwich City sit at 1.48 created and 1.40 allowed.
Since August 2024, our results show 4 meetings: 1 Preston win, 1 Norwich City win and 2 draws. The most recent match finished Norwich 2-0 Preston on Saturday 14 March 2026.
A Norwich City win is the model's likeliest outcome at 46% (Preston 29%, the draw 25%). The figures come from expected goals with Preston on 1.30 and Norwich City on 1.68.
Our forecast: Preston North End 1-2 Norwich City. For an exact score, 1-1 ranks first at 11.7%. Within the result we lean to, 1-2 is likeliest.
Stats for Preston v Norwich City
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 0.80 | 2.00 |
| Goals conceded a game | 2.80 | 1.00 |
| Both teams scored | 60% | 40% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 60% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 20% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.2 / 7.0 | 5.4 / 2.6 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| xG for / against | 0.82 / 2.03 | 1.32 / 1.19 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 14 |
| Goals scored a game | 0.86 | 1.93 |
| Goals conceded a game | 2.14 | 1.71 |
| Both teams scored | 64% | 64% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 64% | 79% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 7% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.8 / 5.9 | 4.8 / 3.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| xG for / against | 1.14 / 1.57 | 1.48 / 1.40 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.86 | 1.71 |
| Both teams scored | 71% | 57% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 57% | 86% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 14% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.0 / 5.1 | 4.4 / 4.4 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| xG for / against | 1.24 / 1.47 | 1.67 / 1.36 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.25 | 1.00 |
| Both teams scored | 50% | 50% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 25% | 25% |
| Clean sheets | 25% | 25% |
| Corners won / conceded | 3.8 / 4.5 | 4.5 / 3.8 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Fair prices for each market
| Match result | Preston win | 29% | 12/5 |
| Draw | 25% | 3/1 | |
| Norwich City win | 46% | 6/5 | |
| Double chance | Preston or draw | 54% | 5/6 |
| Norwich City or draw | 71% | 2/5 | |
| Draw no bet | Preston | 39% | 8/5 |
| Norwich City | 61% | 8/13 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 60% | 4/6 |
| No | 40% | 6/4 | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 81% | 1/4 |
| Over 2.5 | 57% | 8/11 | |
| Under 2.5 | 43% | 11/8 | |
| Over 3.5 | 35% | 15/8 | |
| Result and BTTS | Preston and yes | 16% | 5/1 |
| Draw and yes | 20% | 4/1 | |
| Norwich City and yes | 24% | 16/5 | |
| Result and goals | Preston and over 2.5 | 19% | 9/2 |
| Norwich City and over 2.5 | 31% | 9/4 | |
| Preston and under 2.5 | 10% | 9/1 | |
| Norwich City and under 2.5 | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Half time / full time | Norwich City / Norwich City | 28% | 13/5 |
| Preston / Preston | 17% | 5/1 | |
| Draw / Norwich City | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Draw / Draw | 13% | 13/2 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 51% | evens |
| Over 10.5 | 40% | 6/4 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 49% | 21/20 |
| Over 4.5 | 33% | 21/10 |
A fair price equals 1 divided by our chance.
The line-ups we predict
Preston 3-4-1-2
- Iversen, Daniel.GK
- Mills, Stanley.MID
- Vukcevic, Andrija.MID
- Hughes, Andrew.DEF
- Storey, Jordan.DEF
- Offiah, Odeluga.DEF
- Leroy, Leo.MID
- Thompson, Jordan.MID
- Moran, Andy.MID
- Kenny, Johnny.FWD
- Erabi, Jusef.FWD
Started Tue 3 Nov for the game v Sheff Utd.
Norwich City 4-2-3-1
- Grimshaw, Daniel.GK
- Stacey, Jack.DEF
- Yongwa, Darlin.DEF
- Wright, Jacob.MID
- McConville, Ruairi.DEF
- Darling, Harry.DEF
- Brooks, Andre.MID
- Field, Sam.MID
- Kvistgaarden, Mathias.FWD
- Paris MaghomaMID
- Musaba, Anthony.MID
Began the match Tue 3 Nov at Derby.
Chances for each correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
When each team scores
The counts are Preston, 16 games and Norwich City, 17 games.
Cards and corners
- A total of 9.8 corners are expected, with the league at 10.4, Preston 4.1 and Norwich City 5.7.
- Yellow cards expected: 3.8 (league 3.7).
Latest form
Preston North End
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | v Sheffield United | 2-3 | L |
| Sat 31 Oct | at Stoke | 0-2 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v West Brom | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Wrexham | 1-4 | L |
| Tue 13 Oct | at Birmingham | 0-4 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | v Millwall | 0-1 | L |
Preston appears first in the score.
Norwich City
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | at Derby | 4-0 | W |
| Sat 31 Oct | v Watford | 3-2 | W |
| Sat 24 Oct | at Charlton | 3-1 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | v Portsmouth | 0-1 | L |
| Wed 14 Oct | v Southampton | 0-1 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Swansea | 1-2 | L |
Norwich City appears first in the score.
Head to head
| Sat 14 Mar 2026 | Championship | Norwich 2-0 Preston | 2-0 | 8 |
| Sat 20 Dec 2025 | Championship | Preston 1-1 Norwich | 0-0 | 7 |
| Tue 11 Feb 2025 | Championship | Norwich 0-1 Preston | 0-1 | 11 |
| Tue 22 Oct 2024 | Championship | Preston 2-2 Norwich | 2-1 | 7 |
Championship standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 22 | |
| 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 21 | |
| 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | +3 | 18 | |
| 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 | |
| 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 18 | |
| 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -8 | 10 | |
| 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -18 | 7 | |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -18 | 5 |
Standings updated Thursday 5 November