FootyMAD's Norwich City match preview

Last updated : 16 April 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Q.P.R. travel to take on Norwich City at on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rangers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 7 of the 52 games.

The last time the two teams met at Norwich City was back in January 2001, over five years ago, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 22 OctQ.P.R.3 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2000/2001Sat 20 JanNorwich City1 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP
2000/2001Tue 26 DecQ.P.R.2 - 3Norwich CityCHMP
1999/2000Sat 25 MarQ.P.R.2 - 2Norwich CityCHMP
1999/2000Sun 26 DecNorwich City2 - 1Q.P.R.CHMP
1998/1999Sat 26 DecQ.P.R.2 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
1998/1999Sat 22 AugNorwich City4 - 2Q.P.R.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Canaries, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Norwich City, Q.P.R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Rangers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Norwich City's 56 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Q.P.R. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 43 matches.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Norwich City6213697
Q.P.R.6033473

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Norwich City Won 5 successive home games.
15 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Q.P.R. Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.