Norwich vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-04-21 14:00.
With the playoff spots worth their weight in gold, some sides tend to thrive at the business end of the Championship season and some seem to wilt under the pressure, with Norwich City perhaps being the biggest sufferers of the latter this season. Another disappointing result in midweek, a 1-1 draw against struggling QPR, means they’ve won only one of their last eight matches (D4, L3), whereas some positive results could’ve changed the narrative completely considering they still only trail the top-six by two points.
Two points may not sound like a lot, but the Canaries find themselves in tenth place, meaning there is plenty of competition to fight through. They’ll return to Carrow Road, where a potentially nervous home crowd will greet them as they’ve failed to score in each of their last three home games, rounding out a poor spell of three home wins from their last 13 such matches (D3, L7).
The hosts' poor recent showing will be music to the ears of visitors Swansea City, who trail Norwich by three points and three places. Russell Martin’s men have undergone a resurgence lately, with their 4-2 win over Preston extending their longest unbeaten run of the season to six matches (W5, D1).
The Swans have flocked to away grounds and made some noise recently too, winning back-to-back games on their travels and could make it three in a row for the first time since April last year. That would be a real change considering the recent history of this particular encounter, as Swansea have failed to win any of their last seven visits to Carrow Road (D2, L5).
Players to watch: Should Norwich need some inspiration late-on, Gabriel Sara could be their man as seven of his last nine goals have come after half-time. The opposite is true for Swansea defender Harry Darling whose last six goals have all come before half-time, while helping his side keep four clean sheets in their profitable six-game run shows his value at the back.
Hot stat: No side has seen more Championship goals past the 75th minute than Swansea’s total of 29 this season.