Championship: Sheffield United vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield United and Norwich who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Sheffield United enjoy home advantage, when visitors Norwich swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Norwich could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 19th place in the league table with meagre three points as four rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents The Blades have fought their way to six points which leaves them sitting 10th in the Championship table.

Team form: Sheffield United vs Norwich

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Blackburn 1-2, and then drawing 2-2 with Cardiff. They were back as winners when they defeated Bolton 3-2. Sheffield United managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.

Norwich Form

In the last three matches, Norwich beat Cardiff 1-2, won 4-1 against Burnley, and lost 1-0 against Stoke. Norwich won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats for Sheffield United and Norwich

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sheffield United and Norwich played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sheffield United vs Norwich

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Patrick Bamford, who is performing well for Sheffield United. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Norwich.The visitors will be looking to Mohamed Toure to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Norwich in recent matches.

Popular markets: Sheffield United vs Norwich

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Bramall Lane across all tournaments Sheffield United won three times, drew three and lost four times. Norwich claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Sheffield United didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Amazingly, Norwich failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches. Sheffield United have not lost to Norwich in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield United scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Norwich scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Sheffield United managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Norwich were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Sheffield United have scored in 11 consecutive league meetings with Norwich.

Total goals

Sheffield United saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Norwich, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Norwich conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.