Norwich vs Stoke City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Norwich vs Stoke City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: January 4th, 2026 | Carrow Road | Championship | 15:00 GMT

In the next matchup of the Championship season, two former Premier League mainstays face off against each other.

Both sides have had a contrasting season thus far, and will be looking to earn three points in order to help their season.

Key Betting Tip: BTTS @1.73 odds represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

Norwich Predicted XI: Kovacevic, Mahovo, Cordoba, McConville, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Schwartau, Wright, Makama, Sargent

Stoke Predicted XI: Simkin, Gibson, Phillips, Wilmot, Talovierov, Lawal, Rigo, Thomas, Jun-Ho, Manhoef, Gallagher

Norwich vs Stoke City Current League Standings

Both sides have had contrasting seasons in the league so far. Whilst Stoke started the season in amazing form, they have slightly started to fall off in the past couple of weeks. Despite this, they still sit 9th in the league on 37 points.

Norwich, on the other hand, has been the exact opposite of Stoke. They started the season in appalling form and have been much better in the past couple of weeks. They currently sit in the relegation zone on 22 points.

Norwich vs Stoke City Head-to-Head Timeline

The two English sides have faced off against each other 62 times in their history. Norwich have won 23, Stoke have won 21, and the two sides have drawn 18 times.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

27/09/2025 – Stoke City 1–1 Norwich City (Championship)

22/02/2025 – Norwich City 4–2 Stoke City (Championship)

19/10/2024 – Stoke City 1–1 Norwich City (Championship)

16/03/2024 – Stoke City 0–3 Norwich City (Championship)

16/09/2023 – Norwich City 1–0 Stoke City (Championship)

In the past five games between the two Championship sides, Norwich has clearly dominated. In these matches, Norwich have won three of the games and the two sides have drawn the other two matches.

Norwich vs Stoke City Matches Analysis

Norwich Last 5 Matches:

01/01/2026 – QPR 1–2 Norwich City (Championship)

31/12/2025 – Norwich City 0–1 Watford (Championship)

29/12/2025 – Norwich City 1–0 Charlton (Championship)

26/12/2025 – Preston 1–1 Norwich City (Championship)

20/12/2025 – Norwich City 2–1 Southampton (Championship)

Norwich has performed well in their past five matches. In these games, they have won three times, drawn once and lost once. They performed well in their wins against QPR, Charlton and Southampton.

Stoke City Last 5 Matches:

01/01/2026 – Hull City 0–1 Stoke City (Championship)

31/12/2025 – Stoke City 1–2 Sheffield United (Championship)

29/12/2025 – Stoke City 0–0 Preston (Championship)

26/12/2025 – Watford 1–0 Stoke City (Championship)

20/12/2025 – Stoke City 2–1 Swansea (Championship)

Stoke, on the other hand, has not had a good last five matches. In these games, they have won just two matches, their most recent match against Hull City and their match against Swansea on the 20th December.

Norwich vs Stoke City Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with 68% confidence in both teams to score. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Football Park’s best tip: BTTS @1.73 our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted both teams to score in this fixture.

Key Players to Watch: Norwich vs Stoke City

Josh Sargent (Norwich) – The American international has performed to a much higher standard, scoring eight goals in 23 games.In the Premier League, he only ever managed two goals. Naturally, I was at the match in which he scored both.

Ben Wilmot (Stoke) – You will have to understand a bit of bias is involved in this, but regardless, Ben Wilmot is a fantastic defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder. The reason for the bias? We attended the same school.

Norwich vs Stoke City Match Facts

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Stadium: Built 91 years ago in 1935, Carrow Road is a 27,000 seater where Norwich have played since it was built. The England U21 side has played at the stadium on five different occasions.