Norwich City Watford-
1 Mohamed Touré 5 - 2 Amin Nabizada 3
- 3 Mathias Kvistgaarden 3
- 4 Luca Kjerrumgaard 2
- 5 Andre Brooks 2
- 6 Jacob Wright 2
- 7 Oscar Schwartau 1
- 8 Papa Diallo 1
- 9 Jovon Makama 1
- 10 Paris Maghoma 1
- 1 Andre Brooks 24
- 2 Iker Bravo 19
- 3 Anthony Musaba 16
- 4 Edo Kayembe 16
- 5 Jacob Wright 14
- 6 Mamadou Doumbia 13
- 7 Oscar Schwartau 12
- 8 Amin Nabizada 12
- 9 Hector Kyprianou 12
- 10 Mohamed Touré 11
- 1 Ben Chrisene 19
- 2 Pelle Mattsson 17
- 3 Jack Stacey 17
- 4 Jordan Zemura 10
- 5 Mattie Pollock 10
- 6 Edo Kayembe 10
- 7 Kévin Keben 10
- 8 Kenny McLean 9
- 9 Darlin Yongwa 9
- 10 Edoardo Bove 8
- 1 Oscar Schwartau 2
- 2 Paris Maghoma 2
- 3 Iker Bravo 2
- 4 Mathias Kvistgaarden 2
- 5 Andre Brooks 2
- 6 Rocco Vata 1
- 7 José Córdoba 1
- 8 Ruairi McConville 1
- 9 Anis Ben Slimane 1
- 10 Omar Haktab Traoré 1
- 1 Pelle Mattsson 20
- 2 Andre Brooks 14
- 3 Jordan Zemura 13
- 4 Kenny McLean 12
- 5 Jacob Wright 12
- 6 Iker Bravo 11
- 7 Edo Kayembe 11
- 8 Oscar Schwartau 10
- 9 Paris Maghoma 9
- 10 Othmane Maamma 9
- 1 José Córdoba 574
- 2 Mattie Pollock 525
- 3 Ruairi McConville 506
- 4 Pelle Mattsson 446
- 5 Hector Kyprianou 427
- 6 Kenny McLean 387
- 7 Kévin Keben 385
- 8 Edo Kayembe 301
- 9 Ben Chrisene 275
- 10 Federico Ravaglia 249
- 1 Iker Bravo 20
- 2 Othmane Maamma 19
- 3 Andre Brooks 17
- 4 Anthony Musaba 10
- 5 Papa Diallo 7
- 6 Jordan Zemura 7
- 7 Jack Stacey 7
- 8 Kévin Keben 7
- 9 Jovon Makama 6
- 10 Paris Maghoma 6
- 1 Pelle Mattsson 21
- 2 Hector Kyprianou 21
- 3 Jack Stacey 19
- 4 Mattie Pollock 17
- 5 Kenny McLean 15
- 6 Ben Chrisene 13
- 7 Ruairi McConville 12
- 8 Jordan Zemura 12
- 9 Othmane Maamma 10
- 10 Edo Kayembe 10
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Norwich City welcome Watford to Carrow Road at 12.30pm on Saturday, a Championship meeting of two sides mired in the bottom half but arriving in very different shape.
Our Norwich City vs Watford predictions and betting tips back the hosts to take advantage of the division’s lowest scorers on the road. Norwich sit 20th and Watford 21st, but the gap in form and firepower points firmly towards the home team at Carrow Road.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson expects Norwich’s attacking numbers to prove decisive against a Watford side with just two away goals all season, and has picked out two angles that play to the hosts’ strengths.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Toure to score anytime | 1/1 (bet365) | Mohamed Toure has been one of Norwich’s main attacking threats and faces a Watford defence that has conceded 11 goals in six away games. The Canaries have scored 20 times already and found the net in eight of their 12 matches, with 10 of those goals coming in six outings at Carrow Road. With Watford shipping goals for fun on the road and Norwich averaging over a goal and a half a game at Carrow Road, evens about Toure getting on the scoresheet makes plenty of appeal. He has the pace to stretch a back line that has looked short of answers away from home all season. |
| Edo Kayembe to be carded | 3/1 (bet365) | Edo Kayembe is a combative presence in the Watford midfield and has been booked three times in 12 league appearances this season, committing 11 fouls along the way. Watford are likely to spend long spells without the ball here and will need to foul to stem the flow, and a midfield enforcer scrapping against a side that scores freely is a strong candidate for the referee’s notebook. At 3/1, the card market looks the value angle on an away team under pressure. |
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How Norwich City go into the game
Norwich City go into the weekend 20th on 12 points, an all-or-nothing campaign of four wins and eight defeats with not a single draw to their name. The Canaries ended a five-game losing run in style last time out, winning 3-1 away at Charlton Athletic to ease some of the pressure.
Home form is a worry, with four defeats in six at Carrow Road and 10 goals conceded there, and they have yet to keep a clean sheet all season. For all that, Norwich carry a real goal threat, having scored 20 times already, a healthy return for a side in their position.
How Watford go into the game
Watford arrive 21st on 11 points, three wins and seven defeats from 12 leaving them deep in the relegation mix. Watford lost 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out, a fifth away defeat of the campaign and a fourth loss in their last five overall.
It is their away form that alarms, with no wins in six on their travels, just two goals scored and 11 conceded, including a 5-1 hammering at Cardiff and a 1-0 loss at Bristol City. Only one clean sheet all season adds to the sense of a side ill-equipped for a trip to a Norwich team that scores freely at home.
Norwich City vs Watford head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/12/25 | Norwich City | 0-1 | Watford |
| 06/12/25 | Watford | 3-2 | Norwich City |
| 12/08/25 | Watford | 1-2 | Norwich City |
| 01/02/25 | Watford | 0-1 | Norwich City |
| 21/09/24 | Norwich City | 4-1 | Watford |
There is little between the pair on recent evidence, with Norwich winning three of the last five meetings in all competitions to Watford’s two. Watford have taken the last two, though, including a 1-0 win at Carrow Road in December, while the most emphatic result in that run was Norwich’s 4-1 romp at Carrow Road in 2024.
Norwich City vs Watford predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City to win | 8/15 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Watford have lost five of six away and scored only twice on their travels. |
| Both teams to score | 8/13 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Norwich have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their 12 games. |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4/7 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Norwich’s matches have averaged 3.5 goals, with 42 scored or conceded in 12. |
| Norwich City 2-1 Watford | 15/2 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Norwich have scored 20 goals but conceded in every match, pointing to a win with a reply. |
Norwich City vs Watford score prediction
Recent history aside, the gap in away form is impossible to ignore, as Watford have won none of their six on the road and scored just twice, while Norwich have the firepower to punish them. The hosts should have too much, even if their leaky defence hands the Hornets a consolation. Score prediction: Norwich City 2-1 Watford.
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