Sheffield Utd vs Norwich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-10-21 14:00.
Sheffield United missed the chance to go top when a late penalty condemned them to a 1-0 loss at Coventry City on Wednesday. That result extended their winless run to five games (D2, L3), but victory this weekend over fellow promotion chasers Norwich City could potentially lift them back to the summit. Yet, in what is proving to be a tight race for the playoff spots, another loss could even see them tumble outside the top-six!
Adding to those concerns, the hosts are winless at Bramall Lane in three matches (D2, L1) erasing the positives of a four-game winning start to their home league campaign. Five goals conceded in those three games puts a question mark over their defence as the Blades look to summon the gritty form that landed them 15 clean sheets across 19 regular season home Championship matches prior to this sequence.
Norwich are just a point behind United but a 1-0 loss to Luton Town on Tuesday made it three consecutive defeats and caused coach Dean Smith to lament that “we shouldn’t be doing that in this league.” The Canaries haven’t lost more in a row in the Championship since November 2016 and now need a quick turnaround, but United have proved an obstacle in the recent past as Norwich have failed to win any of the last five H2Hs (D1, L4).
Despite a 2-1 loss in their last road trip, Norwich have been fairly impressive across their last five away league games (W3, D1, L1) raising hopes of achieving that turnaround here. It may end up being a game of tight margins as six of Norwich’s last seven away league games have been decided by a single goal, which was also the case in six of the last seven H2Hs.
Players to watch: Iliman Ndiaye has scored five of his last six league goals at home, helping United remain unbeaten during those games (W3, D1). Teemu Pukki has seen his last four Championship goals come in wins (W3) with the forward having a say in both Norwich goals (G1, A1) when these sides last met in this division.
Hot stat: Smith is winless in his seven personal away league games against United (D2, L5).