Norwich v Newcastle Betting Preview – Championship 14th February 7.45pm
A game of big importance in the push for a Premier League spot next season. Newcastle rear ticking over at the top for the pile now with their closest challengers Brighton having dropped points recently. As for Norwich, they have a bit of momentum behind them with a five match unbeaten streak for from going and if they claim maximum points in this one then they have the chance to move back up into the play offs spots. The Canaries were edged out in a thrilling 4-3 defeat on Tyneside earlier in the season, can they avenge that loss back on home soil?
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Norwich v Newcastle Betting Tips
This should be an interesting match up in the race for a Premier League push. There was a dramatic 4-3 defeat for the Canaries up at Newcastle earlier in the season and you have a price of 8/11 at Bet365 on this one going over 2.5 goals. Norwich are in great form at the moment and they have gone very well on home soil this season in the Championship, putting up a W11 D1 L3 record in total and have gone very well since the turn of the new year. Norwich have posted a strong W5 D1 L1 record in their seven league games this season. They are on a four match winning streak at home, netting a total of 13 goals in those four games, so they look as if they should be able to throw down a serious challenge to the league leaders here. The last time that these two met at Carrow Road, Norwich won 3-2 in the 2016 Champions League.
All but one of the last five between Norwich and Newcastle have gone over 2.5 goals by the way, with both teams scoring in each. So there is a likelihood of goals turning up here and you have a price of 4/5 with Bet365 on both teams to score. In the Bet365 anytime goalscorer market for the game, Norwich have Cameron Jerome as a 2/1 anytime goalscorer option with a price of 11/5 on Nelson Oliveira. Jerome struck one of their three goals at Newcastle earlier in the season. Norwich have scored at least two goals in each of their last three against Newcastle in the league now and with them having taken four clean sheets in their last seven league outings at Carrow Road now in the Championship, you have a price of 10/3 on them to win to nil.
Newcastle are moving well again now with a W4 D1 record in their last five league games played. That is actually the exact same record as Norwich have put up in the same span of games. Three of Newcastle’s last four wins in the Championship have been by a one goal margin. There is a 10/3 price at Bet356 on Newcastle to win by a one goal margin. Newcastle have gone with an impressive W11 D1 L5 record away from home this season in the Championship and they have also won four of their last five away from St James Park (L1). Home and away, they have collected three clean sheets in their last four and they are up at the top for a reason. In the anytime goalscorer market, Dwight Gayle is a 6/4 option while ALeksandar Mitrovic, who netted the only goal of their win over Wolves on the weekend, is a 13/8 option to net. Each of Newcastle’s last four away games have either ended by a 2-1 or a 1-0 scoreline.
Norwich v Newcastle Betting Odds
Norwich 6/4, Newcastle 9/5, Draw 23/10
Norwich v Newcastle Predictions
This should be a tight game and it is worth having a crack at there being a goal at both ends. Both Norwich and Newcastle offer value in the match outright of course, but with Norwich having remained unbeaten in their last four at home in the Championship against Newcastle, the Canaries may just be able to edge this one by a one goal margin.
