There’s a mid-table meeting at Carrow Road on Tuesday night. Our Norwich vs Sheff Wed prediction and Championship betting tips consider whether either side can move closer to the play-off places with a win.
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Norwich vs Sheff Wed prediction: Sargent to score in draw
Key stats
- Our Norwich vs Sheff Wed betting tips take into account that 39% of Championship matches at Carrow Road this term have finished all square.
- It’s just two wins in seven league outings for Sheffield Wednesday.
- 83% of Norwich home games in the league this term have seen both teams score.
Correct score prediction: Norwich 1-1 Sheff Wed
With only a point separating these clubs in the table, and with four of the last six Norwich matches ending 1-1, there’s plenty of reason to expect a very close game here.
Norwich have a bit more firepower to call upon, but they are struggling for clean sheets, and the Owls look capable of leaving with a point.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Canaries favoured to grab the points
- HOME: 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6%
- DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- AWAY: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the favourites according to the Norwich vs Sheff Wed odds, with an implied probability of 47.6% that they win this match.
They come into this game following a 1-1 draw at home to Oxford on Friday, with Josh Sargent’s early strike not enough for the three points.
As for Wednesday, they were impressive 3-0 winners at Plymouth at the weekend, with Djeidi Gassama sealing the win.
For more from the upcoming matches in England and beyond, today’s football betting tips look at some of the best picks.
Most recent H2Hs: Norwich tend to make home advantage count
Our Norwich vs Sheff Wed prediction suggests this could end level, but four of the last six meetings at Carrow Road have been won by the hosts.
All of the last four meetings in Norfolk have seen both teams score.
England Championship 05/11/24
Sheff Wed
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England Championship 09/04/24
Sheff Wed
Norwich
England Championship 13/12/23
Norwich
Sheff Wed
England Championship 14/03/21
Sheff Wed
Norwich
England Championship 05/12/20
Norwich
Sheff Wed
Norwich preview: Thorup dealing with injury crisis
There are still big injury problems for Norwich, with Angus Gunn, Lucien Mahovo, Ben Chrisene, Marcelino Nunez, Lewis Dobbin, Gabriel Forsyth and Liam Gibbs currently sidelined.
Predicted Lineup: Reyes (GK), Stacey, Doyle, Cordoba, Fisher, McLean, Sorensen, Sainz, Marcondes, Crnac & Sargent
England Championship 03/05/25
W Cardiff 2 Norwich 4 England Championship 26/04/25
D Middlesbrough 0 Norwich 0 England Championship 21/04/25
L Millwall 3 Norwich 1 England Championship 18/04/25
L Portsmouth 5 Norwich 3 England Championship 11/04/25
L Burnley 2 Norwich 1
Sheff Wed preview: Owls missing four
Akin Famewo, Di'Shon Bernard, Stuart Armstrong and Yan Valery are out injured for the away team.
Predicted Lineup: Beadle (GK), Hatsuse, Lowe, Ihiekwe, Iorfa, Bannan, Charles, Ingelsson, Windass, Gassama & Paterson
England Championship 03/05/25
D Watford 1 Sheff Wed 1 England Championship 26/04/25
D Portsmouth 1 Sheff Wed 1 England Championship 21/04/25
W Middlesbrough 1 Sheff Wed 2 England Championship 18/04/25
L Stoke 2 Sheff Wed 0 England Championship 12/04/25
L Oxford Utd 1 Sheff Wed 0
Player to watch – Josh Sargent
Sargent is one of the form players in the Championship right now. The 25-year-old has fired in eight goals in his last eight Championship appearances.
Sargent firing midway through the second half
The striker’s favourite time to score this season has been between the 61st and 75th minutes. 33% of his goals have come in that time period.