What we expect
Player forecasts
How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.
Based on counted shooting from the 2025/26 season in this competition.
These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.
Model inputs
Common questions
Who will win Manchester City vs Norwich City?
Bawler's model rates this match: Manchester City are favoured (80% win probability vs 6% for Norwich City, 13% draw). The model uses rolling xG, recent form, and lineup data.
What is the predicted score for Manchester City vs Norwich City?
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Manchester City 2-0 Norwich City (11.5% probability). Expected total goals: 3.53.
How does Bawler predict Manchester City vs Norwich City?
Bawler builds each side's expected goals from a rolling 26-match window, adjusts for home advantage and for injuries or absences in the confirmed squads, then runs the resulting scoreline distribution to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. For this match that gives Manchester City 80%, the draw 13% and Norwich City 6%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
Will both teams score in Manchester City vs Norwich City?
BTTS: No (52% probability) — at least one team likely fails to score. Based on home expected goals 2.82 and away expected goals 0.72.
Over or under 2.5 goals in Manchester City vs Norwich City?
Bawler's model gives a combined expected-goals total of 3.53. The lean is Over 2.5 (a goal-fest is on the cards).