Preston North End vs Norwich City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Preston North End played against Norwich City in Championship (England). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Preston North End has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Norwich City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Preston North End scores 1.38 goals per game and allows 1.05. Norwich City scores 1.14 and allows 1.62. Games in this league average 2.66 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Preston North End's games and 76% of Norwich City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 52%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Norwich City has the higher season xG average, 1.39 to 1.28 per game. Preston North End takes 11.1 shots per game, while Norwich City takes 12.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Preston North End leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Norwich City leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.43 after halftime.

When the teams score

Preston North End's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Norwich City, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.66 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

47Possession (%)53
Preston North EndNorwich City
11Shots8
Preston North EndNorwich City
4Shots on target1
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.47xG0.89
Preston North EndNorwich City
4Corners3
Preston North EndNorwich City
69Dangerous attacks43
Preston North EndNorwich City
11Fouls17
Preston North EndNorwich City
2Cards3
Preston North EndNorwich City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Preston North EndNorwich City
1.38Goals scored / game1.14
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.05Goals allowed / game1.62
Preston North EndNorwich City
45%Average possession52%
Preston North EndNorwich City
3.67Shots on target / game4.1
Preston North EndNorwich City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.14Shots per game12.81
Preston North EndNorwich City
3.67Shots on target4.1
Preston North EndNorwich City
12.4%Shot conversion8.9%
Preston North EndNorwich City
45%Possession52%
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.28xG for1.39
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.49xG against1.57
Preston North EndNorwich City

Shooting quality

Preston North End: Counter-attackingNorwich City: Balanced
Preston North EndNorwich City
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Preston North End is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - Preston North End · 1.6 pts / game - Norwich City

Preston North End
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
43% W38% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-8-4
1.67 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WWLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.84BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%
Norwich City
DWLDW
Season result split
19% W24% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-12
0.81 pts / game · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Preston North End is 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.38 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.14 goals / game - Norwich City

Preston North End is 54% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.05 goals / game - Preston North End · 1.62 goals / game - Norwich City

Preston North End scoring profile: very strong

Preston North End scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 meczów), while Norwich City keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 21 meczów).

Norwich City scoring profile: very strong

Norwich City scores in 81% of games (17 of 21 meczów), while Preston North End keeps a clean sheet in 24% (5 of 21 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)24
Preston North EndNorwich City
22Goals conceded (season)34
Preston North EndNorwich City
2.43Average goals per game2.76
Preston North EndNorwich City
8Goals scored (last 5)9
Preston North EndNorwich City
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Preston North EndNorwich City

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal81%
Preston North EndNorwich City
43%2 goals29%
Preston North EndNorwich City
10%3 goals5%
Preston North EndNorwich City
0%4 goals0%
Preston North EndNorwich City

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal95%
Preston North EndNorwich City
29%2 goals43%
Preston North EndNorwich City
0%3 goals19%
Preston North EndNorwich City
0%4 goals5%
Preston North EndNorwich City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

67%
Preston North End - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 21 meczów
60%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time24%
Preston North EndNorwich City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Preston North EndNorwich City
33%Scored in both halves10%
Preston North EndNorwich City

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Preston North EndNorwich City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Preston North EndNorwich City
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Preston North EndNorwich City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Preston North EndNorwich City
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Preston North EndNorwich City
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Preston North EndNorwich City

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Preston North EndNorwich City
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Preston North EndNorwich City
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Preston North EndNorwich City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Norwich City is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / game - Preston North End · 1.52 pts / game - Norwich City

Preston North End - half-time state
38% leading29% draw33% trailing
Norwich City - half-time state
38% leading38% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per game (1st half)1.52
Preston North EndNorwich City
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.71
Preston North EndNorwich City
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.24Average goals (1st half)1.29
Preston North EndNorwich City
52%Clean sheet before half-time62%
Preston North EndNorwich City
38%No goal before half-time48%
Preston North EndNorwich City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per game (2nd half)0.71
Preston North EndNorwich City
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.43
Preston North EndNorwich City
0.48Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
Preston North EndNorwich City
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.48
Preston North EndNorwich City
62%Clean sheet after half-time24%
Preston North EndNorwich City
43%No goal after half-time62%
Preston North EndNorwich City

Preston North End - second-half results

29% W57% D14% L
30
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Norwich City - second-half results

19% W14% D67% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.52
PPG before half-time
Lead holding50%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 19%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Preston North End - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.80
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Norwich City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.00
Goals scored / game1.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4-2
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Preston North End
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
4
1
16-30
3
7
31-45
6
2
46-60
1
6
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Norwich City
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
8
6
31-45
2
10
46-60
4
4
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
72%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Preston North End

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Norwich City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Preston North EndLigaNorwich City
Average goals per game 2.432.66 2.76
Both teams scored 67%60% 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%53% 52%
Clean sheets 24%22% 5%
Goal before half-time 86%75% 67%
Goal after half-time 67%78% 90%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.66
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Tony SpringettOff: Forson Amankwah
  2. Norwich CityYellow cardJacob Wright
  3. Preston North EndYellow cardBenjamin Whiteman
  4. Preston North EndYellow cardAndrew Hughes
  5. Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Will KeaneOff: Alfie Devine
  6. Preston North EndSubstitutionOn: Brad PottsOff: Pol Valentín Sancho
  7. Norwich CityYellow cardJovon Makama
  8. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Jack William StaceyOff: Oscar Schwartau
  9. Norwich CityYellow cardKellen Fisher
  10. Preston North EndGoalWill Keane

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Stephen MartinMatches officiated: 21
4.62Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins33%Draws38%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Preston North End vs Norwich City?

The Championship match finished Preston North End 1:1 Norwich City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Preston North End vs Norwich City?

Preston North End score 1.38 goals per game on average and Norwich City 1.14. The Championship average is 2.66 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Preston North End's matches and 76% of Norwich City's.

What form are Preston North End and Norwich City in?

Over the last 5 games Preston North End have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Norwich City 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Preston North End vs Norwich City?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.