Norwich vs Preston

Norwich

2 - 0

Preston

🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Carrow Road 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Norwich 9 · Preston 14

Referee Stats

Gavin Ward

24 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.08
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	13%
Home wins	54%
Draws	17%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Preston outshot their opponent (9-15).
Norwich controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Norwich (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-11

Goals For / Against

27 / 28

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 32

Avg: 1.17 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.26

1.17

1.22

1.39

43%

O2.5

48%

57%

BTTS

61%

22%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Norwich rank9th

Preston rank14th

Norwich points65

Preston points60

Norwich: #9 · 65 pts · GD +7

19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Norwich last 5 home

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-9

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 0%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Norwich score at home74%

Norwich clean sheet at home17%

Preston score away74%

Preston clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Norwich score first22%

Norwich win after scoring first80%

Preston score first13%

Preston win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Norwich 50% · Preston 33%

Avg first goal minute: Norwich 36.0' · Preston 34.3'

Vs league average

Norwich score at home1.17 vs 1.40

Norwich concede at home1.22 vs 1.20

Preston score away1.17 vs 1.20

Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.40

Norwich score 16% below league average, while Preston score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Norwich are 1% above league average at home, and Preston are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Norwich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Preston goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

463

282

Passes Accurate

358

190

Passes %

77%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' A. Ben Slimane

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Ahmed

Normal Goal

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. McLean

Normal Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ B. Chrisene

1st substitution · For: K. Fisher

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Kvistgaarden

2nd substitution · For: E. Mundle-Smith

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Ben Slimane

3rd substitution · For: P. Maghoma

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ P. Mattsson

4th substitution · For: S. Field

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ O. Offiah

1st substitution · For: B. Potts

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Moran

2nd substitution · For: A. Devine

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Thompson

3rd substitution · For: Pol Valentín

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Small

4th substitution · For: R. Brady

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Whiteman

5th substitution · For: M. Smith

87'

87' B. Potts

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Ahmed

5th substitution · For: A. Forson

Norwich vs Preston 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Norwich beat Preston 2-0 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Gavin Ward. It was played at Carrow Road.

First half: A. Ben Slimane received a yellow card for Norwich at 13'. Norwich took the lead at 17' when A. Ahmed scored, making the score 1-0. Norwich extended the lead at 39' when K. McLean scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Norwich made their 1st substitution at 60', with B. Chrisene replacing K. Fisher. Norwich made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Kvistgaarden replacing E. Mundle-Smith. Norwich made their 3rd substitution at 61', with A. Ben Slimane replacing P. Maghoma. Norwich made their 4th substitution at 61', with P. Mattsson replacing S. Field. Preston made their 1st substitution at 64', with O. Offiah replacing B. Potts. Preston made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Moran replacing A. Devine. Preston made their 3rd substitution at 65', with J. Thompson replacing Pol Valentín. Preston made their 4th substitution at 81', with T. Small replacing R. Brady. Preston made their 5th substitution at 81', with B. Whiteman replacing M. Smith. B. Potts received a yellow card for Preston at 87'. Norwich made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Ahmed replacing A. Forson.

Norwich used 5 substitutions while Preston used 5 substitutions. Norwich got 1 yellow card, while Preston got 1 yellow card.