Norwich vs Leicester prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-09-19 19:00.
Norwich City picked up another three points at the weekend with a 1-0 win over Stoke City, and in doing so kept a clean sheet at Carrow Road in the league for the first time in five matches. The Canaries have a 100% record at home this campaign and have scored an average of two goals across their three games in Norfolk, which is in stark contrast to the end of last season, when they failed to score in their last five home matches.
The importance of the defensive shutout in front of their fans was not lost on manager David Wagner, who described it as “needed” as it lifted his side up to fourth on Saturday. And with one promotion to the Premier League (PL) already on his CV from his time at Huddersfield Town, his partnership with Norwich City, who have gone up to the PL on five previous occasions, already looks set to be a strong one.
Leicester City themselves have four promotions to the PL and have made an excellent start to this Championship season (W5, L1) as they look for an immediate return to the top flight just as they achieved in the 1995/96 and 2002/03 campaigns. It has also been a fine start to Enzo Maresca Leicester tenure, as he saw his team briefly top the table after dishing out a 4-1 thrashing away at Southampton on Friday evening, before Preston leapfrogged them on Saturday.
Maresca was in jubilant mood after the win at St Mary’s, calling the performance “unbelievable”, and he brings the Foxes to East Anglia looking for the club’s sixth successive away victory across all competitions. With Norwich’s 100% home record coming up against Leicester’s 100% away record, something will have to give in this clash!
Players to watch: After contributing either a goal or an assist in each of his first six appearances this season (G5, A1), Jonathan Rowe drew a rare blank on Saturday and will be keen to produce once more for the Canaries in this match. Stephy Mavididi meanwhile got his second goal and second assist of the season in the win over Southampton with both of his strikes coming in the second half of away games.
Hot stat: Norwich have lost five of their last seven H2Hs against Leicester (W1, D1).