FM Preview: Newcastle United v Norwich City 23 Nov 2013

Last updated : 22 November 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newcastle United v Norwich City fixture

Newcastle United prepare to entertain Norwich City at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 4 of the 25 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in September 2012, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 12 Jan Norwich City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2012/2013 Sun 23 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1-0 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 10 Dec Norwich City 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Norwich City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Wed 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Norwich City League Cup
2004/2005 Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Norwich City Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newcastle United's 17 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 11 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newcastle United 6 2 3 1 8 7 9
Norwich City 6 1 1 4 5 19 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Newcastle United are not exactly setting the world alight at St. James' Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Norwich City in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newcastle United No sequences of note
Norwich City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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