We could be witnessing the final throes of the Liam Manning era at Carrow Road. An appointment that many people backed and thought made sense in the summer has endured a really troubled start to this Championship campaign, whilst Hull City’s different approach of appointing Sergej Jakirovic seems to be paying dividends for them at this stage, lurking just outside the top six.

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📈 Norwich v Hull Form & Stats

Norwich currently sit 23rd in the Championship, which seems scarcely believable given their budget, their spending in the summer, and even the way they started the season. However, they have suffered five Championship defeats in a row, they are now eight without a win, and that win came in August against another team in the bottom three, Blackburn Rovers. To say that they look bereft of confidence would be an understatement.

The defence has been their biggest issue. Recruitment in that area doesn’t seem to have worked, and Manning’s usual skill of being able to keep games under control hasn’t transferred over to this Norwich side yet. They rank 22nd in the competition for xG conceded, but there is promise in the attacking metrics, where they are mid table across the board.

Hull City are one of only two teams below Norwich in their xG conceded figures; they actually rank bottom of the Championship for xGA, having conceded 24 xG in 12 matches, an average of 2 xG against per match, and yet they sit 8th in the table.

This is because they are also posing a big threat going forward, and they are a little bit fortunate in those defensive numbers. They have generated the 6th-best xG attacking numbers, with the 3rd-highest shots on target numbers, and 7th-highest big chance creation. Paired with this, Hull are only 20th for big chances missed, which illustrates the efficiency of Hull’s finishing when create chances.

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