Norwich City vs QPR Prediction and Betting Tips | 29th December, 2024

Norwich City host QPR in the 24th round of games in the EFL Championship on Sunday. The two teams are perched in opposite halves of the points table.

Johannes Thorup's Norwich are coming off a 2-1 home win over Millwall on Boxing Day. Emiliano Marcondes' fourth-minute strike for the hosts broke the deadlock before Oscar Schwartau doubled their lead 32 minutes later.

Romain Esse halved Millwall's deficit midway through the second period. But a comeback wasn't to be as the Canaries held on for the three points. The win moved Thorup's side up to 12th in the standings, with 29 points from 23 games, winning seven.

Meanwhile, Marti Cifuente's QPR are fresh off a 3-0 defeat at Swansea in midweek. A 16-minute Liam Cullen brace followed by a Goncalo Franco strike was enough to sink the Hoops. The defeat dropped Cifuente's side to 17th in the points table, with 25 points from 23 matches, winning only five times.

On that note, here's a look at the head-to-head stats and key numbers, match prediction, and betting tips of the Norwich-QPR Championship clash at Carrow Road.

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Norwich City vs QPR head-to-head stats and key numbers

• In 133 meetings across competitions, Norwich lead QPR 52-42 but lost their last meeting 1-0 at QPR
• The defeat mentioned above was Norwich's first in the fixture in 10 games, winning five.
• Norwich have won three of their last five home matches - all in the Championship - losing twice.
• QPR have won only one of their last five road outings - all in the Championship - losing twice.
• Form guide (last five games across competitions, most recent result first): Norwich: W-L-L-D-L; QPR: L-W-D-W-W

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Norwich City vs QPR prediction

Both sides have had underwhelming campaigns. While Norwich are the last team in the top half of the standings, QPR are six points above the drop zone.

Norwich's win in their last outing snapped a four-game winless streak in the competition, losing thrice. Meanwhile, QPR's defeat ended their seven-game unbeaten run, winning four times.

In terms of head-to-head, Norwich hold a clear advantage over QPR.

The Canaries have tasted defeat just once in 19 home league meetings with QPR, so we expect them to continue that trend with a narrow win.

Prediction: Norwich City 2-1 QPR

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Norwich City vs QPR betting tips

Tip-1: Norwich to win

Tip-2: Norwich to keep a clean sheet: No (They have kept a clean sheet just once in 14 games.)

Tip-3: Over 2.5 goals: Yes (Seven of Norwich's last eight games have had at least three goals.)