Norwich V Barnsley

13th placed Norwich entertain 14th placed Barnsley and will look to maintain their unbeaten home record which dates back to early November. Norwich have looked a little more composed in recent times and apart from that 4 – 0 defeat last weekend to Leicester, their away form has improved which has taken them out of relegation problems.

As mentioned above, their home form has been solid if unspectacular and they have taken some decent draws against the likes of Charlton, Wolves and Hull.

Barnsley meanwhile come into this game on the back of their amazing 2 – 1 FA Cup win over Liverpool at Anfield. Not even the most loyal supporters could see a victory in that game, especially after the home side took the lead. But a late late Howard goal sealed the deal and in the process created one of the shocks of the season. However its back to the basics on Saturday and an away trip to Norwich will not be the easiest place to try and get settled back into the League routine. Barnsley’s away form makes for dismal reading. One win in sixteen attempts gives them the poorest away record in the league and their recent results read with a 2 – 0, 3 – 0 and a 4 – 0 defeat.

Verdict

Both teams come into this one with completely different results from last weekend. Norwich suffered their heaviest defeat of the season whereas Barnsley had that remarkable win at Anfield. There is a large amount of expectation on Barnsley to reproduce the goods again but it will be a big ask. Teams that “overachieve” (no offence to fans intended) are often brought back to earth with a bang and that may be the case again here. Norwich also have a point to prove after their defeat last weekend and will look to make home advantage count.

Neither side are prolific in the goalscoring charts and Barnsley have failed to score in the last three away games.

I’m leaning towards the 1 – 0 win for the home side and think that the odds for the home win are ok for a medium sized bet

Pick : Home - 0.5
Odds : 1.94
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Canbet
Match Result : 1-0
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