Liverpool vs. Norwich City: EPL Game Preview

 
Liverpool clashes with Norwich City in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Liverpool is coming off a 2-0 home win against Leicester City on February 10 while Norwich City lost 4-0 at home against Manchester City on Saturday. Liverpool is in second place in the Premier League standings with 54 points in 24 games while Norwich City is in 18th place with 17 points in 24 games.

The player to watch in this game is Mohamed Salah, who has 16 goals and nine assists in 21 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Salah a 64.42 percent chance to score against Norwich City. He has 87 SCA and 19 GCA in 21 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.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Liverpool: 1.12
• Norwich City: 21.00
• Draw: 9.20

Spread
• Liverpool: -2.5 (2.06)
• Norwich City: +2.5 (1.87)

Total
• Over 3.5 (1.90)
• Under 3.5 (2.00)

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Liverpool, coming off a 2-0 home win against Leicester City on February 10, have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5 Premier League games. Norwich City, coming off a 4-0 home loss against Manchester City on February 12, have 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in their last 5 Premier League games.

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

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on August 14, 2021 and Liverpool won 3-0.

Projected Leaders

For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has a 64.42 percent chance to score. He averages 3.11 shots overall per sim, 1.99 shots on goal per and 1.05 goals per sim.

For Norwich City, Teemu Pukki has a 15.48 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.82 shots overall per sim, 0.47 shots on goal per and 0.17 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 Liverpool 3 to Norwich City 0.46.