Norwich City vs. Crystal Palace: EPL Game Preview

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Norwich City clashes with Crystal Palace in what should be a very intriguing game on Wednesday. Norwich City is coming off a 3-0 road win against Watford on January 21 while Crystal Palace lost 3-1 on the road against Liverpool on January 23. Norwich City is in 17th place in the Premier League standings with 16 points in 22 games while Crystal Palace is in 13th place with 24 points in 22 games.

The player to watch in this game is Teemu Pukki, who has five goals and one assist in 21 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Pukki a 32.64 percent chance to score against Crystal Palace. He has 28 SCA and 2 GCA in 19 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup. .

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Norwich City: 3.40
• Crystal Palace: 2.16
• Draw: 3.45

Spread
• Norwich City: 0, +0.5: 1.96
• Crystal Palace: 0, -0.5: 1.85

Total
• Over 2, 2.5: 1.80
• Under 2, 2.5: 2.02

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Norwich City, coming off a 3-0 road win against Watford on January 21, have 3 losses, 2 wins and 0 draws in their last 5 Premier League games. Crystal Palace, coming off 3-1 road loss against Liverpool on January 23, have 3 losses, 1 win and 1 draw in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: Norwich City has been on an upward trend — with 2 wins in their last 3 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on December 28, 2021 and Crystal Palace won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For Norwich City, Teemu Pukki has a 32.64 percent chance to score. He averages 1.46 shots overall per sim, 0.85 shots on goal per and 0.39 goals per sim.

For Crystal Palace, Odsonne Édouard has a 37.92 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.58 shots overall per sim, 0.89 shots on goal per and 0.48 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Over.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Crystal Palace 1.41 to Norwich City 1.15.

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