Preston vs Norwich

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🕒 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Preston 14 · Norwich 9
Referee Stats
11 matches · 0.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.45
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 9%
Home wins 36%
Draws 45%
Away wins 18%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (11-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.22 / 1.30

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Norwich (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

36 / 28
Avg: 1.57 / 1.22

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.52
1.22
GF
1.57
1.30
GA
1.22
48%
O2.5
52%
57%
BTTS
65%
13%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Preston rank14th
Norwich rank9th
Preston points60
Norwich points65
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.
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.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Norwich last 5 away

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home22%
Norwich score away87%
Norwich clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Norwich score first22%
Norwich win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Norwich 67%
Avg first goal minute: Preston 35.0' · Norwich 24.8'

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.22 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Norwich score away1.57 vs 1.20
Norwich concede away1.22 vs 1.40
Preston score 13% below league average, while Norwich score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Norwich are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Norwich goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
11
8
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
11
17
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
291
352
Passes Accurate
206
267
Passes %
71%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins4
Draws7
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (37.5%)
BTTS8 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Preston vs Norwich Head-to-Head History by Season