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Bristol City play host to Norwich City at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 13 of the 29 previous games, with the Robins winning just 11.
The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was back in May 1999, over five years ago, the Robins carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Bristol City | 1-0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 05 Jan | Norwich City | 2 - 1 | Bristol City | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 26 Apr | Bristol City | 2 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 15 Dec | Norwich City | 2 - 0 | Bristol City | PREM |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 24 Mar | Norwich City | 3 - 0 | Bristol City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Norwich City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Canaries have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 67 points from the 40 games they have played so far. Norwich City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 40 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Norwich City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Robins in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |