Preview: Southampton vs Norwich City Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | EFL Championship 2025-26

Two of the last five meetings between these clubs have ended in a draw.

Southampton are all set to battle it out against Norwich City in what is going to be their matchweek 38 contest of the 2025-26 EFL Championship. The St. Mary’s Stadium is going to witness this interesting clash.

The Saints will be at home for their upcoming contest and it is going to be one of their advantages. They are coming in after securing a 2-1 win against Coventry City in their previous matchup. Southampton are placed seventh on the league table with 15 wins in 37 fixtures.

The Canaries have secured back-to-back wins in their last two matches and will be looking to extend their winning run now. They secured a 2-0 win against Preston North End in their last league outing. With 15 wins in 37 matches, Norwich City are in 12th place on the EFL Championship points table.

Kick-off:

• Location: Southampton, England
• Stadium: St. Mary’s Stadium
• Date: Thursday, March 19
• Kick-off Time: 01:15 AM IST (Wednesday, Mar 18; 07:45 PM GMT/ 02:45 PM ET/ 11:45 AM PT)
• Referee: Lewis Smith
• VAR: Not in use

Form:

Southampton: W-W-W-D-W

Norwich: W-W-L-W-W

Players to Watch

Flynn Downes (Southampton)

Flynn Downes is going to be one of the main men both in the midfield and the attacking front for Southampton. He was one of the goal scorers in the previous league game and will be looking to come up with a top performance yet again. He has scored two goals in the league this season.

Ali Ahmed (Norwich City)

Ali Ahmed scored the opening goal for Norwich City in their last matchup. He will be yet again getting ready to help his side in the final third. The 25-year-old has six goal contributions in 11 EFL Championship appearances of the ongoing campaign. He will lead the attack from the left and will be looking to cause issues for the opponent’s defence.

Match Facts

• Southampton are undefeated in their 12 EFL Championship matches.
• Norwich City are on a two-match winning streak.
• The Canaries have already defeated the Saints once this season.

Southampton vs Norwich: Betting Tips and Odds

• Southampton to win @1/1 Coral
• Goals under 3.5 @10/21 Unibet
• Flynn Downes to score @17/2 Virgin Bet

Injury and Team News

Welington, Mads Roerslev and Leo Scienza are not going to be in action for Southampton. They are injured. Jay Robinson might also miss out due to his fitness issues.

Jovon Makama, Jeffrey Schlupp, Mohamed Toure, Oscar Schwartau, Matej Jurasek, Harry Amass, Gabe Forsyth, Daniel Grimshaw, Papa Diallo, Lucien Mahovo, Mirko Topic and Ante Crnac are not going to be in action for Norwich City.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 135

Southampton won: 53

Norwich won: 42

Draws: 40

Predicted Lineups

Southampton predicted lineup (4-1-4-1)

Peretz (GK); Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Manning; Bragg; Matsuki, Jander, Downes, Azaz; Larin

Norwich predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Kovacevic (GK); Stacey, Darling, Cordba, Chrisene; Mattsson, McLean; Gibbs, Slimane, Ahmed; Kvistgaarden

Match Prediction

Both of these will be looking to continue their winning run here. Southampton are likely to come out on top to secure a win against Norwich City in their upcoming EFL Championship.

Prediction: Southampton 2-1 Norwich

Telecast Details

India: FanCode

USA: CBS Sports Network

UK: Sky Sports TV, Sky Sports+

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