Sheffield Wed vs Norwich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-08 18:45.
[p]After a four-game winless run (D1, L3) threatened to spoil their survival chances, Sheffield Wednesday proved they won’t be going down without a fight after a spirited 2-0 win against QPR at the weekend. That vital victory means Danny Röhl’s men are two points away from escaping the dreaded relegation zone, and with just five points separating them in 23rd and Swansea up in 15th, the last five games of this Championship season promise to be nail-biting at both ends of the table![/p]
[p]The Owls will now return to what will presumably be a vocal Hillsborough Stadium, hoping to continue their profitable recent form of losing just one of their last six home games (W3, D2). The arrival of an in-form Norwich City could throw a spanner in the works, since Wednesday have lost four of their last five encounters with their upcoming visitors (D1). [/p]
[p]Three of those defeats have come in the last three H2Hs, with Norwich aiming to beat their hosts in four successive league games for the first time since November 2002. Another win here for David Wagner’s men will solidify their hopes of a playoff finish, after they recently broke into the top-six off the back of four wins in their last five games (L1).[/p]
[p]Their last two matches have had a big say in the makeup of the top of the standings, since they lost 3-1 to Leicester City before beating Ipswich Town 1-0 most recently. It’s now time for the Canaries to influence the other end of the table and solidify their position in sixth, but picking up points on the road seems a 50/50 prospect, since they have lost exactly half of their league games away from home this season (W5, D5). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Djeidi Gassama scored and assisted in Wednesday’s 2-0 win over QPR, and will be hopeful of having a similar impact here since his five goals prior all came at home. Norwich will be looking to Gabriel Sara for a similar impact, considering he’s scored or assisted in their last three away games (G2, A1), all before the half-hour mark. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams scored on the day in all but one of the last eight H2Hs.[/p]