-0.16 points a game is the venue form gap, in Norwich City's favour: Bristol City takes 1.28 a game at home over the last two seasons, Norwich City 1.44 away.
Bristol City: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season. Norwich City: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Bristol City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 0, lost 5 of 7, scoring 4 and conceding 8. Last season at home: won 8, drew 2, lost 8 of 18, scoring 26 and conceding 23 -- 1.44 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 at home; beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 away; drew with Stoke City 0-0 away; lost to Sheffield United 0-1 at home; lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 34 matches with one recorded (14, 13, 7 apiece), most recently Michael Skubala with 14. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Norwich City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 0, lost 4 of 7, scoring 14 and conceding 12. Last season away: won 8, drew 3, lost 7 of 18, scoring 29 and conceding 22 -- 1.50 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Derby County 4-0 away; beat Watford 3-2 at home; beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 away; lost to Portsmouth 0-1 at home; lost to Southampton 0-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 33 matches with one recorded (28, 5 apiece), most recently Philippe Clement with 28. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 10:03 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.