Sheffield United vs Norwich Head to Head, Prediction

Archived Result — stats and prediction shown as they stood before kickoff
Bramall Lane
Sat 05 Sep 2026 · 15:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
2.62
Draw
3.55
Away Win
2.66
Match Report
Full Time
1 – 3
Match Events ?
Sheffield United
Norwich
8'
⚽ A. Musaba (P. Mattsson)
P. Bamford (T. Campbell) ⚽
23'
38'
🟨 Kellen Fisher
38'
🟨 Ruairi McConville
44'
🟨 Mohamed Touré
44'
⚽ M. Toure (A. Slimane)
Liam Kitching 🟨
45+1'
Rhys Norrington-Davies 🟨
55'
62'
⚽ M. Kvistgaarden
Match Statistics ?
46%
Ball Possession
54%
11
Total Shots
19
4
Shots on Goal
8
7
Corner Kicks
4
14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
6
Offsides
3
4
Goalkeeper Saves
3
Starting Lineups
Sheffield United (4-4-2)
M. Cooper
H. Choudhury
J. Tanganga
L. Kitching
R. Norrington-Davies
R. Donovan
J. Riedewald
S. Peck
B. Brereton Diaz
P. Bamford
T. Campbell
Norwich (4-2-3-1)
V. Kovacevic
K. Fisher
R. McConville
J. Cordoba
B. Chrisene
K. McLean
P. Mattsson
A. Brooks
A. Slimane
A. Musaba
M. Toure
Player Ratings ?
Sheffield United
Michael CooperG7.3
Romelle DonovanM7.0
Patrick BamfordF7.0
Norwich
Anthony MusabaM8.9
Mohamed TouréF7.7
Vladan KovačevićG7.6
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Sheffield United edge recent form, Norwich edge head-to-head, attack and defence are closely matched, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Sheffield United stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Closely matched
HomeAway
Defence
Closely matched
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Norwich slightly stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
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How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Strong shift towards Norwich
Norwich's odds have shortened, meaning the market now rates a Norwich win as more likely than it did 5 days ago. Sheffield United remain the clear market favourite.
Movement strength: Strong
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Sheffield United win
Latest market chance 36.7%
Strong drift
Market chance decreased
40.4% → 36.7%
−3.7 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 27.4%
Steady
Market view unchanged
27.8% → 27.4%
−0.4 pts
Norwich win
Latest market chance 35.9%
Strong shortening
Market chance increased
31.9% → 35.9%
+4.0 pts
Movement over time
Change vs first comparable snapshot
5 snapshots
+4.5+2.250−2.25Aug 31Sep 1Sep 2Sep 3Sep 4
Percentage-point change in market-implied chance. Positive = market moved towards the outcome.
Sheffield United
Draw
Norwich
5 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 5 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
Sheffield United
Norwich
Season Profile
This season
10th
League Position
20th
4
Games Played
4
1.50
Points/Game
0.75
1.25
Goals/Game
1.25
1.00
Conceded/Game
1.75
8.2
Shots/Game
15.0
3.1
Shots on Target
5.5
Home vs Away Context
Sheffield United at home (4 matches) vs Norwich away (4 matches)
1.00
Points/Game
0.75
1.00
Goals/Game
1.50
1.50
Conceded/Game
2.25
25%
Win Rate
25%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Sheffield United
Home form
W
L
L
D
W
2W 1D 2L in last 5 at home
3 of these matches from last season.
1.6
Goals scored
per match
1.8
Goals conceded
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
VS
Norwich
Away form
W
W
L
L
L
Lost 3 straight away
3 of these matches from last season.
1.4
Goals scored
per match
1.8
Goals conceded
per match
3/5
Scored in
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Sheffield United Wins
2
Draws
2
Norwich Wins
1
Avg Goals
2.0
2026-03-112025-2026
Norwich2 – 1Sheffield United
2025-12-092025-2026
Sheffield United1 – 1Norwich
2025-01-182024-2025
Sheffield United2 – 0Norwich
2024-08-242024-2025
Norwich1 – 1Sheffield United
2023-04-012022-2023
Norwich0 – 1Sheffield United
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Sheffield United
vs
Norwich
Recent Scoring Profile
1.40
Goals scored / game
1.50
1.30
Goals conceded / game
1.60
6/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
7/10
6/10
Both Teams Scored
7/10
3/10
Failed to Score
3/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
76.0%
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
52.9%
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
32.2%
BTTSBoth teams score
57.8%
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 5 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 50.0%→Latest 52.9%+2.9 pts
Notable move towards 3+ goals
This has been a steady, gradual move, not a single jump.
Aug 31Sep 1Sep 2Sep 3Sep 4
4 common bookmakers · first comparable 5 days before kickoff
The market is more cautious on 3+ goals than both teams' recent records.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 54.7%→Latest 57.8%+3.1 pts
Strong move towards both teams scoring
This has been a steady, gradual move, not a single jump.
Aug 31Sep 1Sep 2Sep 3Sep 4
5 common bookmakers · first comparable 5 days before kickoff
Current market expectation is broadly in line with both teams' recent rates.
6 of Sheffield United's 10 matches and 6 of Norwich's 10 matches are from last season.
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