FM Preview: Swansea City v Norwich City 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swansea City v Norwich City fixture

Swansea City prepare to entertain Norwich City at White Rock Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 16 wins out of 23 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Rock Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Norwich City inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Swans in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Swansea City 2-3 Norwich City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Norwich City 3 - 1 Swansea City Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Swansea City 3 - 0 Norwich City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Norwich City 2 - 0 Swansea City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Swansea City 2 - 1 Norwich City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 15 Nov Norwich City 2 - 3 Swansea City Championship
1998/1999 Tue 18 Aug Norwich City 1 - 0 Swansea City League Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Swansea City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Canaries have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 23 points from their 15 games so far.

Norwich City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Swansea City 6 3 3 0 9 4 12
Norwich City 6 3 3 0 6 3 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Swans's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Norwich City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Swansea City Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Norwich City Previous 4 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 10 away matches.
10 games since last defeat.

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