FM Preview: Norwich City v Swansea City 21 Aug 2010

Last updated : 20 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Norwich City v Swansea City fixture

Swansea City face a trip to Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 4 of the 22 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2008, with Swansea City inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Canaries in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 11 AprSwansea City2 - 1Norwich CityCHMP
2008/2009Sat 15 NovNorwich City2 - 3Swansea CityCHMP
1998/1999Tue 18 AugNorwich City1 - 0Swansea CityLGEC
1998/1999Tue 11 AugSwansea City1 - 1Norwich CityLGEC
1994/1995Tue 04 OctSwansea City1 - 0Norwich CityLGEC
1994/1995Wed 21 SepNorwich City3 - 0Swansea CityLGEC
1982/1983Sat 08 JanNorwich City2 - 1Swansea CityFAC

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 8 conceded.

The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Swans have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Norwich City's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Swansea City's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich City640212612
Swansea City631210510

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Canaries, as the Swans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Norwich City 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Swansea City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.