Norwich vs Leeds prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-20 14:00.
Despite a poor run of form which has seen Norwich collect just one win from their last five league games (D1, L3), they sit just a point adrift of the play-off spots ahead of the Championship’s return. Bridging what looks to be a minimal gap is perhaps easier said than done for Norwich though, who are struggling to cope in the absence of key attacking men Ashley Barnes and Josh Sargent.
With former boss Daniel Farke bringing his Leeds side to Carrow Road, Norwich will know all too well that they’re probably going to need to score to get anything out of this game given they’ve kept just one clean sheet in their last 13 home H2Hs (W6, D3, L4). It’s not all doom and gloom, as four wins from five home league games this term (L1) proves Norwich are a force at Carrow Road.
Leeds boss Farke will know all about Carrow Road having overseen two Championship winning seasons in his four-year stint in East Anglia. Replicating that success in Yorkshire is now the ultimate goal, and with just one defeat from their last nine league outings (W5, D3), Leeds are showing signs that they’re starting to warm up this season and come into this round sitting within the play-off places.
They've still got a sizable gap to bridge if they’re to catch Ipswich and Leicester in the automatic spots, and if they’re to be taken seriously in that sense, winning games against fellow promotion hopefuls will certainly open people’s eyes. That’s something they’ve struggled with so far this term, winning just one of their six games to come against sides starting this round inside the top half (D3, L2).
Players to watch: Despite being a rather diminutive figure at just 1.77m tall, Norwich’s Gabriel Sara has scored his last two club goals with his head. Joël Piroe has already gone someway to justifying the hefty fee Leeds spent on him by netting decisive goals in three of their last four victories.
Hot stat: Only two of Norwich’s last 11 Championship home games saw both teams score.