NORWICH CITY vs WOLVES
Saturday 21stDecember 1500hrs
Football – England Premier League
Pick Wolves AH-0.25
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.75 (odds taken 06:00 GMT, 21 December )
The afternoon matches in the Premier League features the clash between Norwich City and Wolves as the betting tips continue at Carrow Road.
Norwich City vs Wolves Live Stats & Betting Odds
Norwich City Prediction – Can Norwich City break winless run?
Saturday’s hosts occupy second from bottom in the Premier League and are three points adrift of fourth from bottom club, Aston Villa, ahead of this weekend’s action in the top flight but Norwich might just fancy their chances of gaining some valuable ground as Aston Villa play third from bottom Southampton at Villa Park today.
However, if Norwich City are to take all three points the hosts will need to put an end to a worrying 4-match sequence without a win in the league following defeats to Southampton 2-1 away and a 2-1 loss at home to Sheffield United, but they did pick up useful points in draws with Arsenal 2-2 and Leicester City 1-1.
Having lost 4 of their last 5 matches though on home turf at Carrow Road, this could suggest that Norwich are starting to feel the pressure of expectation in getting results in their own backyard as losses to Aston Villa, Manchester United, Watford and Sheffield United have left The Canaries in the bottom three.
After winning 2 of their first 3 matches at home with wins against Newcastle United and even more impressively, a 3-2 win over Manchester City, the wheels seem to have fallen off in dramatic fashion for the hosts in recent times.
Wolves Prediction – Can Wolves bounce back?
Following last weekend’s 2-1 defeat home to Tottenham at Molineux, a trip to Carrow Road to face an attacking, gung-ho Norwich City outfit might just suit Wolves down to the ground in this situation as the visitors look to bounce back and stay in the frame for a possible top five finish in the Premier League.
Wolves had previously put together a solid if not stubborn 11-match unbeaten sequence in the top flight which had helped the west midlands club to within striking distance of the top five of the division, but the Tottenham defeat was certainly a blow to Wolves’s plans.
Nevertheless, having put together an unbeaten 6-match run away from home in recent times, which includes wins at Manchester City and Bournemouth, Wolves will still be confident that they can walk away with something from east anglia on Saturday.
An Away record of 2-5-1 11/9 shows Wolves have been very hard to beat away from home with only Everton getting the better of them in a 3-2 win at Goodison Park back in early September.
Key-Facts – Norwich City vs Wolves
- Norwich have lost 4 of their last 5 matches at home in the Premier League
- Norwich have won just 1 of their last 12 matches overall in the EPL
- Wolves are unbeaten in their last 6 matches away from home in the EPL
Betting Tips Verdict
Norwich have had a rough time of it lately and they possess the second worst defensive record at home in the division while Wolves have been solid and hard to beat on their travels this term.
