EFL Championship leaders Burnley will travel to Carrow Road and take on Norwich City in gameweek 30. Both teams got relegated from the English Premier League last season and are now eyeing a return to the top division. The last meeting between the two teams was decided by a Jay Rodriguez penalty in the 82nd minute. Burnley came off as 1-0 winners, however with how things are going, you are going to want to keep track of the latest EFL live scores as there is plenty that could happen throughout the gameweek.
Norwich City sits just outside the play-off places with 12 wins, six draws, and ten losses. The Canaries head into this match with back-to-back wins in their league fixtures. They have scored 40 goals past the opposition this term and average 1.57 xG per match. The defence has conceded 31 goals in return with an average xGA of 1.28. The above viz shows the percentile rank of the team in comparison to other teams in the EFL Championship. It can be observed that the hosts are ranked highly in the possession department as well as in the attacking department. However, they tend to struggle at home. Norwich City have won and lost five matches each at home, and their remaining four matches have ended in draws.
Burnley, on the other hand, are sitting happily at the top of the table. They are on an eight-match winning streak. The side under the management of Vincent Kompany has won 18, drawn eight, and lost two matches. Burnley have been deadly in front of the goal and have scored 55 in 28 matches played. They average 1.96 goals and 1.35 xG per match. The defence has conceded 26 goals with an average xGA of around 1.13. Burnley have also been equally dominant in the attack and possession department as their opponents. Their away record has not been at the top, but it has helped them remain at the top of the table. The Clarets have won seven, drawn four, and lost two matches on their travels.
Best performers in the attack
These two teams have been on top of their game when it comes to attacking. Both teams hold the highest efficiency in positional and counterattack offence. The hosts create 30.21 positional attacks and 1.96 counterattacks per match. Burnley, on the other hand, creates 28.93 positional attacks and 1.61 counterattacks per match. Norwich City takes 13.11 shots per match and have an accuracy rate of 36.5%. The visitors take 11.54 shots per match and have an accuracy rate of 40.2%. Both teams are quite efficient with the attacks they create.
High passers of the ball
Burnley and Norwich City are two of the best passers of the ball. The Canaries average 57.12% possession per match. The average number of passes per 90 minutes was 511, with an 83.2% accuracy rate. The Clarets have an average possession rate of 63.84% per match. They pass the ball 591 times per 90 minutes and have an 86.4% accuracy rate. It will be interesting to see which team keeps the ball in this match.
Key players
Teemu Pukki has scored ten goals already this season. Since the World Cup break, he has scored four goals in seven games. The striker scored two goals from inside the six-yard box twice during that period. He will be the key player for Norwich City in this match.
Burnley have a lot of performers this season. One of the players is Nathan Tella. The forward is featured on the right side of the attack and has nine goals to his name. His accuracy rate is on the higher side when it comes to shooting the ball from inside the penalty box. He will look to take his side to another victory.
Team news
There are no fresh injury concerns in both camp. Marquinhos was signed by Norwich City from Arsenal and he is likely to feature on the bench.
Betting Analysis
This will be a tight game, and the 1×2 odds rate shows Burnley as the favourite. They have an odds rate of around 2.6, which is a bit high. Norwich City have an odds rate of around 2.75 on their win. The odds for a draw are around 3.4. There are chances that this match might end in a draw. As for the over/under lines, this will be a tight game. The last match saw only one goal. Both teams will look to deny three points to their opponents. The odds rate for over 2.5 goals is above 2.01.
This will be one of the biggest matches of the weekend in the EFL Championship. Both teams are good in their attacks and also keep the ball. This will be a tight match that might be decided by a goal or two.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
