Norwich City and Leeds United Clash with Place in the Premier League on the Line

Norwich City vs Leeds United - 12/05/2024

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There is one place in the Premier League still up for grabs this season and we have reached the playoff stage of the Championship campaign.

The game between Norwich City and Leeds United will be played on the 12th of May at Carrow Road.

This is the first leg of the playoff semi-final and the hosts finished 6th in the Championship on 73 points while the visitors finished in 3rd place on 90 points.

Norwich City come into the match on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City on the final day of the regular season. With the score 0-0 at halftime, it was Birmingham City who scored the only goal of the second half in the 55th minute to seal the victory.

The defeat at Birmingham City means Norwich City have won only 1 of their last 5 fixtures in the Championship. The win came at Preston North End and there have been draws against Bristol City and Swansea City at home plus Sheffield Wednesday away.

The stats show Norwich City have a fantastic home record and they are undefeated in each of their last 15 home Championship matches.

They have won 8 of their 10 most recent Championship games but have been held to a draw in each of their last 2 league fixtures on home soil. Both teams have scored in 3 of Norwich City’s 4 most recent home Championship matches.

Leeds United travel to Carrow Road having lost 2-1 at home to Southampton on the final day of the Championship season.

The Saints took the lead in the 18th minute but Leeds United needed only 3 minutes to find the equaliser. However, Southampton scored their second goal in the 35th minute and held on for the victory.

The defeat to Southampton means Leeds United have won only 1 of their 6 most recent fixtures in the Championship.

There have been defeats against Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers away plus Blackburn Rovers at home. The win came over Middlesborough away and there was a draw at home with Sunderland.

Trends show Leeds United have won just 1 of their last 4 away Championship games. However, they have lost only 2 of their last 10 Championship matches on the road and have seen over 2.5 goals scored in each of their 4 most recent away trips.

Team news and Norwich City are without the injured trio of Ashley Barnes, Liam Gibbs, and Onel Hernandez.

Leeds United make the trip without three players of their own as Daniel James, Darko Gyabi, and Pascal Struijk miss out due to injury.

Norwich City finished well below Leeds United in the Championship table but have been strong at home.

Leeds United have struggled in recent games and could find this first leg difficult on the road. We expect to see both teams score and our prediction is a narrow win for Norwich City.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

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Correct score

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coef.

CH

Norwich City Leeds United 12/05/2024 13:00

393229

1

2 - 1

3.53

19°

3.25

3.25 3.40 2.15 no no no

FT

0 - 0(0 - 0)

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