Opta Stats: Manchester United v Norwich

 

Manchester United are honing in on the Premier League title. Can Norwich City stop them in their tracks?

 

Norwich have won two of their last four Barclays Premier League games against Manchester United but they have both come at Carrow Road. The Canaries are 10.5 to grab an away win.

 

Norwich's last league win at Old Trafford came in August 1989. A Manchester United victory is 1.36.

 

United and Norwich have scored 23 (13 and 10 respectively) headed goals in the Premier League this season. You can back both teams to score at 1.98.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have kept three consecutive league clean sheets for the first time this season. This is their best run since March/April 2012 when they kept five in a row. Another United clean sheet is available at 2.1.

 

Man Utd are looking to win five league games in a row for the second time this season, no other side has managed this once. Manchester United are 1.96 to win half-time/full-time.

 

United will be unbeaten for 16 games if they avoid defeat in this game, surpassing Man City's 15 game unbeaten run from the start of the season. The Red Devils are now just 1.05 to win the Premier League.

 

United have hit the woodwork 19 times this season, only Everton have done so as often. Norwich are 10.0 to keep a clean sheet.

 

Robin van Persie has hit the woodwork seven times, more than six Premier League sides in their entirety. Van Persie is 1.81 to score at any time.

 

United have claimed a league high and club Premier League record 27 points from losing positions this season but have not had to do so since January. Norwich half-time/Manchester United full-time is priced at 29.0.

 

If Ryan Giggs features in this game it will be his 1000th senior appearance (Currently his record is: Manchester United - 931 apps, Wales - 64 apps, Great Britain - 4 apps). Giggs is 5.4 to score at any time.

 

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