Crystal Palace - Norwich: Interesting disparity in the corner stats

Crystal Palace host Norwich City at Selhurst Park on Saturday and we'll be looking with keen eyes towards the corner markets.

Crystal Palace

The Eagles are off to a mediocre start to the season, residing at 12:th place with 8 points from 6 games.

Statistics

There's an interesting anomaly to Crystal Palace and the corner stats. When facing top half teams the corner difference is pretty much as bad as they come (especially on the road), but when facing bottom half teams the corner difference is amongst the very best in the league (especially at home).

When playing at Selhurst Park last season, Crystal Palace created on average 6.8 corners per game and conceded on average 4.5 corners per game (a difference of +2.3 corners per game).
When facing teams from the bottom half of the table at Selhurst Park last season, Crystal Palace created on average 7.9 corners and conceded on average 3.5 corners per game (a difference of +4.4 corners per game). Crystal Palace created 8 or more corners in 5 of 9 home games against the bottom half teams.
When facing bottom 6 teams at Selhurst Park last season, Crystal Palace created on average 8.8 corners and conceded on average 2.2 corners per game (a difference of +6.7 corners per game). Crystal Palace created 8 or more corners in 4 of 6 home games against the bottom 6 teams.

In fact, only 1 team had a better corner difference than Crystal Palace last season when facing bottom half teams at home and no other team had a better corner difference than Crystal Palace last season when facing bottom 6 teams at home:

In the 3 home games so far this season Crystal Palace has created on average 8.3 corners per game and conceded on average 3.7 corners per game, a difference of +4.6 corners per game.
When Crystal Palace played bottom 6 team Aston Villa on August 31, Crystal Palace won the corner count 13-2.

Norwich

It's a bit hard to foretell the near future for the Canaries. Some performances have been below par but there's also been a surprise or two thrown in the mix. Any way you look at it, Norwich currently occupy 16:th spot with 6 points from the same amount of games.

Statistics

When on the road in the Championship last season, Norwich created on average 6.0 corners per game and conceded on average 5.2 corners per game (a difference of +0.8 corners per game).
When facing teams from the top half of the Championship table on the road last season, Norwich created on average 5.9 corners and conceded on average 5.6 corners per game (a difference of +0.3 corners per game).
When facing other top 6 teams in the Championship on the road last season, Norwich created on average 6.0 corners but conceded on average 7.0 corners per game (a difference of -1.0 corners per game).

In the 3 away games so far this season in the Premier League Norwich created on average 2.3 corners per game and conceded on average 8.7 corners per game, a difference of -6.4 corners per game (Norwich lost the corner count 11-2, 8-2, 7-3 to Liverpool, West Ham and Burnley respectively, despite conceding an early goal and not leveling in all of the games).

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Crystal Palace’s corner difference is amongst the best in the Premier League when facing bottom half teams, especially at home.
Norwich had a negative corner difference againt top 6 teams in the Championship (teams resembling Premier League teams the most) and so far in the Premier League the negative corner difference against similar or stronger teams seems to continue or even increase.
My first Betting Tip is Crystal Palace -3 Corners (Corners 3-Way Handicap!).
Stake at 6.25/10 units.
My second Betting Tip is Total Corners by Home Team: Over 7.5.
Stake at 3.75/10 units.

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