Expert analysis

Norwich Home Form Points to Open Game With Bolton

Norwich have created plenty of chances in their home matches this season while facing opponents who leave space behind their defense. Bolton’s away results show limited attacking threat combined with regular concessions when traveling. Earlier meetings between the two clubs have often opened up with end to end play after the first half. Norwich’s recent sequence mixes wins and losses yet consistently features periods of pressure that lead to multiple chances. Bolton have collected few clean sheets on the road and tend to drop deeper which invites crosses and shots from distance. The style clash favors a game where both sides push forward at times rather than sit back. Past fixtures at this level rarely stay cagey for the full ninety minutes.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

3–4 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.57 won — final score 3–4.

Match timeline

First half
Mohamed Toure assist Andre Brooks 5'
Thierry Gale assist Ruben Rodrigues 8'
J. Makama ↓ Mohamed Toure 15'
Ruairi McConville assist Oscar Schwartau 19'
Gaizka Larrazabal assist Max Conway 42'
Second half
Sam Dalby assist Kyliane Dong 47'
Jacob Wright ↓ Oscar Schwartau 59'
Paris Maghoma ↓ Anthony Musaba 59'
Jack Stacey assist Paris Maghoma 61'
Samuel Iling ↓ Kyliane Dong 70'
Atsuki Ito ↓ Ruben Rodrigues 70'
Atsuki Ito assist Samuel Iling 72'
Ante Crnac ↓ Andre Brooks 82'
Xavier Simons ↓ Gaizka Larrazabal 83'
Thelonius Bair ↓ Sam Dalby 90+2'

This season

	Norwich	Bolton
Over 2.5 goals	86%	57%
Clean sheet	0%	29%
Failed to score	29%	43%
Scored per game	1.9	1.0
Conceded per game	1.9	1.7
Scored home / away	2.3 / 1.5	1.3 / 0.7

Across 7 and 7 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
13	BRI Bristol City	7	3	1	3	10
14	NOR Norwich ▲	7	3	0	4	9
15	SHE Sheffield Utd	7	2	3	2	9
16	BLA Blackburn	7	2	2	3	8
17	WAT Watford	7	2	2	3	8
18	POR Portsmouth	6	2	1	3	7
19	WRE Wrexham	7	1	4	2	7
20	BOL Bolton ▲	7	2	1	4	7
21	CAR Cardiff	7	0	4	3	4

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Norwich WLWWL

W vs Burnley 4–1 Aug 29

L @ Stoke City 0–1 Sep 1

W @ Sheffield Utd 3–1 Sep 5

W vs Birmingham 2–1 Sep 9

L @ Middlesbrough 3–4 Sep 12

Bolton LLLLW

L vs Lincoln 0–1 Aug 29

L @ Sheffield Utd 2–3 Sep 1

L @ Millwall 0–4 Sep 5

L vs West Ham 2–3 Sep 8

W vs Cardiff 1–0 Sep 12

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Norwich

Scored 2.4 avg

4 0 3 2 3

Conceded 1.6 avg

1 1 1 1 4

Bolton

Scored 1.0 avg

0 2 0 2 1

Conceded 2.2 avg

1 3 4 3 0

Head-to-head · last meetings

6 Norwich

1 Draws

1 Bolton

Feb 2019 Bolton 0–4 Norwich Norwich

Dec 2018 Norwich 3–2 Bolton Norwich

Feb 2018 Norwich 0–0 Bolton Draw

Nov 2017 Bolton 2–1 Norwich Bolton

Apr 2015 Bolton 1–2 Norwich Norwich

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 8 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Norwich 4-2-3-1

1 V. Kovačević G
3 J. Stacey D
15 Ruairi McConville D
33 J. Córdoba D
14 B. Chrisene D
23 K. McLean M
7 P. Mattsson M
11 A. Brooks M
49 A. Musaba M
29 O. Schwartau M
21 M. Touré F

Bench P. Maghoma, J. Makama, D. Yongwa, Jacob Wright, A. Crnac, H. Darling, S. Field, K. Fisher, D. Grimshaw

P. Clement

Bolton 4-2-3-1

31 G. Bazunu G
22 Gaizka Larrazabal D
18 E. Toal D
6 B. Davies D
25 M. Conway D
8 J. Sheehan M
21 E. Erhahon M
7 K. Dong M
20 Ruben Rodrigues M
11 T. Gale M
10 S. Dalby F

Bench A. Famewo, S. Iling-Junior, A. Ito, J. McAtee, J. Nelson, X. Simons, D. Watson, T. Bair, J. Bonham

S. Schumacher

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Norwich

OUT A. Ahmed Knee Injury
OUT L. Mahovo Ankle Injury
OUT M. Topic Knee Injury
OUT A. Ahmed Knee Injury
OUT L. Mahovo Ankle Injury
OUT M. Topic Knee Injury

Bolton

OUT L. Brunt Injury
OUT C. Forino-Joseph Groin Injury
OUT L. Stephenson Injury
OUT L. Brunt Injury
OUT C. Forino-Joseph Groin Injury
OUT L. Stephenson Injury