Does the Foxes’ slump continue?
The Championship is working overtime at Easter. Two match days were scheduled between Good Friday and Easter Monday. The home side recently suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bristol, while the visitors recorded a 2-1 home win against Plymouth.
Leicester and Norwich face off in the second round of the Easter games in the British lower house – betting odds and betting tips are available in the Easter basket. The hosts go into the match as favorites. After all, they are three places above the visitors and are in third place and on a direct course for the Premier League
However, their recent form has been poor. Just four points from the last six rounds of fixtures quickly highlights this. For the clash between Leicester and Norwich, the forecast includes a goal by Josh Sargent for the visitors. You can find the odds at Intertops and with the bookmaker you currently also have the chance to win tickets for the European Championship final in the summer!
Leicester – Statistics & current form
Despite their recent lack of consistency, the team relegated from the top flight still has a good chance of immediate promotion back to the Premier League. However, their previous home dominance has also suffered recently.
The last two home league games against Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers were both lost. The defense in particular was unusually shaky. Coach Enzo Maresca’s side conceded four of their only 13 goals at home this season in the two aforementioned encounters with Middlesbrough and the Londoners.
Both sides ringing the bell again?
Against this backdrop, the match between Leicester and Norwich is also worth a prediction and betting odds on both sides scoring. Another argument in favor of at least one goal for the hosts is that their offense continues to be reliable.
The last two home games they lost were both accompanied by goals on both sides. City also have a fundamentally strong forward line. Only league leaders Ipswich have scored more goals than the Foxes in a league-wide comparison.
Predicted Leicester line-up:
Norwich – Statistics & current form
Norwich’s visiting games are particularly entertaining from an objective point of view. An average of 3.6 goals are scored in them – the highest away score in the Championship. In view of this, betting on more than 2.5 goals in the clash between Leicester and Norwich is also worth considering.
City have already scored more than two goals in 14 of their 19 away games! The reason for the flood of goals in Norwich’s away games is, in addition to a shaky defense, a stable attack. The offense scored 32 goals away from home! Only the upcoming opponents and Middlesbrough and Coventry top this tally on their footballing business trips
Norwich are in a strong mood
The visitors will not lack motivation. In sixth place, German coach David Wagner’s side are fighting for a place in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League. The form of the two-time EFL Cup winners, most recently in 1985, can also be regarded as stable: The “Canaries” have won seven of their last ten league games (7-2-1)!
Admittedly, this record has also been helped by a recent easy fixture list: Their past five opponents have all finished behind last season’s 13th-placed side in the Championship table.
Predicted Norwich line-up:
Leicester – Norwich head-to-head comparison / H2H result
The 2016 champions and Norwich last faced each other in September last year. In that match at Carrow Road, Leicester recorded a 2-0 away win.
No new pattern in this pairing: Leicester have been the winners for the last three meetings and the Foxes have always scored at least two goals in those victories.
Leicester – Norwich betting tip
For the clash between Leicester and Norwich, the prediction includes a goal by Josh Sargent for the visitors. The American has been out injured for a while this season, but is still having an impressive season.
After 19 league games, the professional from Missouri has scored 14 goals. Furthermore, the former Werder Bremen attacker is currently in a particularly prolific scoring phase. Sargent has scored at least once in eight of the last ten Championship games
The USA international should not be short of goalscoring opportunities either. Leicester’s recent two defeats have seen a significant drop in their previous home form, with both defeats resulting in two goals for the visitors! On top, Sargent is particularly important at the moment, as 20-year-old youngster Jon Rowe, the visitors’ second-highest scorer (12 goals), has to miss out through injury.
