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Norwich City v Southampton : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 12:30 BST, Carrow Road, Norwich

Liam Manning's Norwich City side are on home soil in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as William Still's Southampton travel to the Carrow Road. For every Championship preview, KickOff delves into the stats for multiple markets. Meaningful stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

After looking at the KickOff match predictions, bookmakers' odds and relevant stats, there's one market which catches the eye for this meeting: both teams to score. In Norwich and Southampton we have two sides going head-to-head with relative issues at both ends of the pitch, and we expect them to show themselves again on Saturday lunch time. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.57.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 45% chance of Southampton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Norwich
31%
21/1021/10
Draw
24%
13/513/5
Southampton
45%
21/2023/20
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Southampton 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Southampton 1-0
8%
17/215/2
Norwich 2-1
7%
10/117/2
Southampton 2-0
7%
11/19/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/110/1
Norwich 1-0
6%
11/19/1
Southampton 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/110/1
Norwich 2-0
4%
16/112/1
Southampton 3-0
4%
20/114/1
Southampton 3-2
4%
22/116/1
Norwich 3-1
3%
22/118/1
Norwich 3-2
3%
25/120/1
Southampton 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/117/10
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
11/1021/20
Home 1st Goal
47%
11/106/5
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/54/5
No 1st Goal
3%
12/110/1
BTTS - Yes
61%
4/78/13
BTTS - No
39%
5/46/5
BTTS - Home Win
18%
9/217/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/310/3
BTTS - Away Win
25%
11/411/4
Home/draw
55%
8/114/6
Away/draw
69%
4/117/20
Home/away
76%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
10/329/10
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
7/417/10
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
4/94/9
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4/119/5
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/62/13
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
9/18/1
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/161/20
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/110/1
Home DNB
48%
6/55/4
Away DNB
62%
8/134/7
Norwich win to nil
14%
5/1-
Southampton win to nil
21%
10/3-
Norwich / Norwich
16%
4/119/5
Norwich / Southampton
4%
22/118/1
Norwich / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Norwich
11%
6/16/1
Draw / Southampton
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
Southampton / Norwich
3%
25/122/1
Southampton / Southampton
23%
5/223/10
Southampton / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Championship table

Norwich have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Norwich have conceded 31 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Norwich have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Southampton lay in 11th place on 27 points in the Championship league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Southampton have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Southampton have played 10 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Norwich
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry1913422943 
Jan 26
d
 
1-1F
Dec 20
Mar 14
2
M'Boro191063836 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
3
Millwall191045-234 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 6
Jan 1
l
 
3-2F
4
Ipswich198741431 
Apr 11
l
 
3-1A
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
5
Preston19874631 
Mar 14
Dec 20
l
 
0-2A
May 2
6
Stoke19937830 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
7
Bristol C19856529 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
Apr 21
l
 
3-1F
8
Birmingham19847528 
Feb 21
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-1F
Dec 29
9
Hull19847-328 
l
 
0-2A
May 2
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
10
QPR19847-428 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
Feb 24
w
 
1-2F
11
Southampton19766527 
Dec 13
Mar 7
-
-
12
Wrexham19694327 
l
 
2-3F
Jan 17
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
13
Watford19766227 
Dec 29
l
 
3-2F
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
14
Leicester19766127 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 28
w
 
3-0F
Feb 14
15
Derby19757-226 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
16
West Brom19748-425 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 20
Dec 9
Mar 11
17
Charlton18657-523 
Dec 26
Mar 21
Feb 21
w
 
1-5F
18
Sheff Utd197111-422 
Mar 10
Dec 9
Jan 21
w
 
1-2A
19
Blackburn18639-521 
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
l
 
2-1F
20
Swansea19559-720 
Apr 25
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
21
Oxford Utd19469-718 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 14
Mar 21
Dec 26
22
Portsmouth18459-1017 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
23
Norwich193412-1113 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 13
24
Sheff Wed181512-22-10 
Feb 25
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Norwich 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Southampton 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Norwich since 1992
Norwich
Southampton
Goals: Scored
21
20
Games: Scored
11 / 15
11 / 15
Clean sheets
4 / 15
4 / 15
NOR
7
D
4
SOU
4
League games at Southampton since 1993
Southampton
Norwich
Goals: Scored
31
17
Games: Scored
13 / 15
10 / 15
Clean sheets
5 / 15
2 / 15
NOR
2
D
4
SOU
9
Goal Statistics

Southampton have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Norwich City on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Norwich 23rd Southampton 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 75% probability that Norwich will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Southampton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Norwich’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Southampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Norwich
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.4
1.7
Attack rating
NOR
SOU
20%
better
view stats
Games scored14
15
Failed to score4
3
Scored first8
10
Goals scored19
28
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
NOR
SOU
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
15
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first10
6
Goals conceded29
25
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
17%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+20%

Norwich v Southampton Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Norwich Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19635
V KovacevicJ SargentJ SargentH Darling
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Kovacevic GLK19
2
-
H Darling DEF191
5
-
J Sargent FWD1963
-
O Schwartau MID1721
-
K. Fisher DEF16
3
-
M Topic MID16
3
-
K McLean MID161
3
-
J Makama FWD164
1
-
J Stacey DEF1411
2
-
J Medić DEF131
2
-
M Kvistgaarden FWD134
-
P Mattsson MID12
3
-
E Marcondes MID1211
-
A. Crnac FWD11
2
-
M Jurásek FWD101
-
J Schlupp MID91
2
-
A Forson MID81
-
L Gibbs MID7
-
J. Wright MID7
1
1
J Córdoba DEF61
1
-
R. McConville DEF61
1
-
P Diallo FWD5
1
-
S Duffy DEF4
2
-
B Chrisene DEF3
-
L Mahovo DEF2
-
T Springett FWD1
-
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16935
A ArmstrongA ArmstrongA ArmstrongF Downes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Armstrong FWD1993
2
-
R Manning DEF1832
3
-
J. Robinson FWD1721
-
N Wood DEF151
3
-
F Azaz MID1562
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF1431
4
-
T Fellows MID142
2
-
C. Jander MID142
2
-
R Fraser FWD132
-
L Scienza FWD1322
-
G Bazunu GLK12
1
-
J Stephens DEF121
2
-
S Charles MID121
3
-
F Downes MID12
5
-
R Edwards DEF11
-
C Archer FWD111
1
-
D Downs FWD111
1
-
M Roerslev DEF9
1
-
J Quarshie DEF8
1
-
R Stewart FWD821
2
-
A McCarthy GLK7
-
Welington  DEF7
1
1
J Aribo MID6
1
-
E Jelert DEF3
-
K Matsuki MID2
1
-