Match Report
The table read 9th (Norwich City, 65 pts) against 18th (Portsmouth, 55 pts), 10 points apart. Portsmouth ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Norwich City were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.22, Portsmouth 1.07 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Portsmouth had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Norwich City 9/15, Portsmouth 1/15.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Norwich City 2, draws 3, Portsmouth 3, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings.
Carrow Road, capacity 27,244, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Norwich City led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Norwich City: P. Mattsson (26') · Portsmouth: P. Mattsson (84' og)
Key stats
Possession: Norwich City 58% · Portsmouth 42% · Total shots: 6-5 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 5-6