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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
Carrow Road
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Norwich
2 - 2
Blackburn

Sargent (65'), Sainz (73')
Stacey (27'), Doyle (45+1')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Hedges (20'), Ohashi (87')
Travis (45+3'), Dolan (68'), Carter (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Norwich 4-3 Stevenage
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Norwich City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

While Norwich could improve under their new boss as the games pass by, it may not come in time for Saturday's fixture. Blackburn have looked hugely impressive over the past week and we are backing them to earn another victory on their travels. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 43.67%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 32.17% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.23%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.

Result
Norwich CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
43.67% (-0.843 -0.84) 24.16% (0.159 0.16) 32.17% (0.684 0.68)
Both teams to score 59.64% (-0.259 -0.26)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.26% (-0.471 -0.47)42.74% (0.471 0.47)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.85% (-0.468 -0.47)65.14% (0.47 0.47)
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.23% (-0.55500000000001 -0.56)19.76% (0.554 0.55)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.19% (-0.905 -0.91)51.81% (0.90499999999999 0.9)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.33% (0.18899999999999 0.19)25.67% (-0.189 -0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.42% (0.259 0.26)60.58% (-0.258 -0.26)
Score Analysis
    Norwich City 43.67%
    Blackburn Rovers 32.17%
    Draw 24.16%
Norwich CityDrawBlackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 9.07% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
1-0 @ 8.23% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-0 @ 6.67% (-0.092 -0.09)
3-1 @ 4.9% (-0.127 -0.13)
3-0 @ 3.6% (-0.113 -0.11)
3-2 @ 3.33% (-0.068 -0.07)
4-1 @ 1.99% (-0.088 -0.09)
4-0 @ 1.46% (-0.072 -0.07)
4-2 @ 1.35% (-0.051 -0.05)
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 43.67%
1-1 @ 11.18% (0.1 0.1)
2-2 @ 6.17% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-0 @ 5.07% (0.105 0.11)
3-3 @ 1.51% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 24.16%
1-2 @ 7.61% (0.109 0.11)
0-1 @ 6.9% (0.18 0.18)
0-2 @ 4.69% (0.147 0.15)
1-3 @ 3.45% (0.069 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.8% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.13% (0.078 0.08)
1-4 @ 1.17% (0.029 0.03)
2-4 @ 0.95% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 32.17%

How you voted: Norwich vs Blackburn

Norwich City
29.0%
Draw
9.7%
Blackburn Rovers
61.3%
31
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Dolan (14'), Wharton (90+4')
Nunez (22')
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Hernandez (24'), Duffy (46'), Nunez (86')
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