Championship · 2025Sat, 7 Feb 2026, 12:30 UTCFull timeCarrow RoadFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricNorwich CityBlackburn Rovers
Shots12 shots/match6 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match0 shots/match
Expected goals1.57 xG/match0.26 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners5 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Lewis Miller · Blackburn Rovers · 24′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 21′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKellen Fisher · Norwich City · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOscar Schwartau · Norwich City · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJosé Córdoba · Norwich City · 30′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOscar Schwartau · Norwich City · 78′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 11′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 35′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 57′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRuairi McConville · Norwich City · 65′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTodd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 66′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 89′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedAnis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 73′ · 0.17 xG · goalMohamed Touré · Norwich City · 79′ · 0.94 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Norwich City: 12 shots, 3 on target, 1.60 xG. Blackburn Rovers: 6 shots, 0 on target, 0.26 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Anis Ben Slimane · Norwich City · 73′Mohamed Touré · Norwich City · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Norwich City 1.60 xG · Blackburn Rovers 0.26 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Norwich City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Norwich City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Norwich City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.26 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Blackburn Rovers.

6.9 daysRest daysNorwich City · Blackburn Rovers3.7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNorwich CityBlackburn RoversBaseline
Rest days6.9 days3.7 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Norwich City
0Draws
0Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn RoversNorwich City · Championship02

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Norwich City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Blackburn Rovers in 5 · 6 too close

1.26 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 31/310.87 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 31/311.29 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 31/311.24 xG/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 31/311.13 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 30/3011.7 shots/match
13.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 30/3011.2 shots/match
3.83 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 30/303.27 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 30/303.4 shots/match
51.1%Possessionseason · 30/3050.1%
4.53 corners/matchCornersseason · 30/305.7 corners/match
5.6 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 30/304.67 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 30/3011.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 31/3126%
77%Scoring frequencyseason · 31/3165%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Norwich City52.1
Blackburn Rovers47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Norwich City40.3
Blackburn Rovers15.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Norwich City27.8
Blackburn Rovers69.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Norwich City18.8
Blackburn Rovers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Norwich City22.9
Blackburn Rovers75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Norwich City18.8
Blackburn Rovers85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Norwich City29.7
Blackburn Rovers50.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
0.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
0.88 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.71 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots5/57.2 shots/match
4.2 shots/matchShots on target5/52.8 shots/match
48.2%Possession5/551.4%
3.4 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.6 fouls/matchFouls5/510.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.5 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.77 xG/match
10.1 shots/matchShots10/1010.2 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target10/102.4 shots/match
51.1%Possession10/1052.3%
3.9 corners/matchCorners10/105.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1011 fouls/match

Window

Season

31 / 31 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored31/310.87 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed31/311.29 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals31/311.24 xG/match
11.7 shots/matchShots30/3011.7 shots/match
3.83 shots/matchShots on target30/303.27 shots/match
51.1%Possession30/3050.1%
4.53 corners/matchCorners30/305.7 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls30/3011.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

15 / 15 matches
1.07 goals/matchGoals scored15/150.8 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed15/151.2 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals15/151.19 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots15/1511.5 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target15/152.93 shots/match
54.1%Possession15/1548.5%
5.33 corners/matchCorners15/155.07 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.4 fouls/matchFouls15/1512.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.7 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples31 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 7 Feb 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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