Championship match preview: Sheffield Wednesday believed to be the weaker party when Norwich City pays a visit

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 14.March
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Hillsborough Stadium (39812 seats)

Struggling Sheffield Wednesday will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Norwich City in the upcoming league round. It’s 23rd vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Norwich City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Championship

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sheffield Wednesday have to build on here at Hillsborough Stadium in the Championship. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Sheffield, their manager A. Holdsworth and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Sheffield shared the glory with Reading in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Ahead of that match, Sheffield Wednesday lost 1-2 at home to Rotherham United.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield, as the Championship home game vs Huddersfield Town is only three days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sheffield Wednesday here at Hillsborough Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 16 games). From these home matches, Sheffield have conceded only 11 goals.

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Norwich City form and stats

The away team, who have the most points (35) away in Championship, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 2 draws and only 4 losses in the Championship. Having won their last three away games Norwich has no reason to fear anyone.

231 minutes! That's how long the Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Norwich played 0-0 against Luton Town in their previous match. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Brentford.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Norwich City manager D. Farke as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Nottingham Forest.

Norwich are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 25 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Norwich are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Norwich City - Sheffield 2-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sheffield Wednesday three wins, three draws and Norwich City four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Norwich CityT. Pukki
T. Pukki
18 goals
Norwich CityE. Buendía
E. Buendía
10 goals
SheffieldC. Paterson
C. Paterson
6 goals

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Norwich City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield Wednesday Norwich City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 5 Played P 5 17 35
9 6 1 Won W 5 11 22
8 5 2 Drew D 0 2 8
17 5 2 Lost L 0 4 5
24 13 4 Scored S 10 25 48
40 11 5 Conceded C 2 16 25
88% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
59% 44% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 60%
29% 25% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 37%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
35% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 46%
32% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 43%
44% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.4
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.8 9.5 6.6 Shots (avg) S ( 16.2 13.9 14.9
2.8 3.4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 4.6 4.5
26% 24% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 32% 31%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Norwich City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Norwich City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Championship
  • Norwich City have the most points (35) away in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 34 22 7 5 48 25 17 11 5 1 23 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 23 73
2 Watford 35 19 9 7 46 24 18 14 2 2 35 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 22 66
3 Brentford 34 18 9 7 61 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 17 8 4 5 27 18 25 63
4 Swansea City 32 18 8 6 41 23 17 10 5 2 21 9 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 62
5 Reading 34 17 6 11 46 37 17 10 0 7 25 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 9 57
6 AFC Bournemouth 34 15 10 9 49 33 17 10 3 4 28 16 17 5 7 5 21 17 16 55
7 Cardiff City 35 15 9 11 53 35 17 7 3 7 31 19 18 8 6 4 22 16 18 54
8 Barnsley 33 16 6 11 41 37 16 9 3 4 22 17 17 7 3 7 19 20 4 54
9 Middlesbrough 34 14 8 12 40 36 17 8 3 6 20 18 17 6 5 6 20 18 4 50
10 Millwall 34 10 16 8 34 31 17 4 10 3 17 14 17 6 6 5 17 17 3 46
11 Stoke City 34 11 12 11 39 39 17 7 4 6 23 21 17 4 8 5 16 18 0 45
12 Bristol City 34 14 3 17 36 46 17 7 2 8 15 18 17 7 1 9 21 28 -10 45
13 Luton Town 33 12 8 13 28 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 17 6 2 9 8 18 -9 44
14 Preston North End 34 13 4 17 38 44 17 5 3 9 14 16 17 8 1 8 24 28 -6 43
15 Blackburn Rovers 33 11 7 15 46 39 16 6 5 5 24 19 17 5 2 10 22 20 7 40
16 Nottingham Forest 35 10 10 15 28 34 17 5 6 6 15 15 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 10 12 32 39 16 6 4 6 17 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 -7 40
18 Huddersfield Town 35 10 8 17 39 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 38
19 Derby County 33 10 8 15 25 37 17 5 5 7 12 17 16 5 3 8 13 20 -12 38
20 Coventry City 34 8 11 15 31 46 17 6 6 5 18 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -15 35
21 Birmingham City 34 8 11 15 26 42 17 3 3 11 12 28 17 5 8 4 14 14 -16 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 33 9 7 17 24 40 16 6 5 5 13 11 17 3 2 12 11 29 -16 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 33 5 8 20 23 55 17 3 5 9 10 21 16 2 3 11 13 34 -32 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 34 22 7 5 48 25 17 11 5 1 23 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 23 73
2 Watford 35 19 9 7 46 24 18 14 2 2 35 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 22 66
3 Brentford 34 18 9 7 61 36 17 10 5 2 34 18 17 8 4 5 27 18 25 63
4 Swansea City 32 18 8 6 41 23 17 10 5 2 21 9 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 62
5 Reading 34 17 6 11 46 37 17 10 0 7 25 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 9 57
6 AFC Bournemouth 34 15 10 9 49 33 17 10 3 4 28 16 17 5 7 5 21 17 16 55
7 Cardiff City 35 15 9 11 53 35 17 7 3 7 31 19 18 8 6 4 22 16 18 54
8 Barnsley 33 16 6 11 41 37 16 9 3 4 22 17 17 7 3 7 19 20 4 54
9 Middlesbrough 34 14 8 12 40 36 17 8 3 6 20 18 17 6 5 6 20 18 4 50
10 Millwall 34 10 16 8 34 31 17 4 10 3 17 14 17 6 6 5 17 17 3 46
11 Stoke City 34 11 12 11 39 39 17 7 4 6 23 21 17 4 8 5 16 18 0 45
12 Bristol City 34 14 3 17 36 46 17 7 2 8 15 18 17 7 1 9 21 28 -10 45
13 Luton Town 33 12 8 13 28 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 17 6 2 9 8 18 -9 44
14 Preston North End 34 13 4 17 38 44 17 5 3 9 14 16 17 8 1 8 24 28 -6 43
15 Blackburn Rovers 33 11 7 15 46 39 16 6 5 5 24 19 17 5 2 10 22 20 7 40
16 Nottingham Forest 35 10 10 15 28 34 17 5 6 6 15 15 18 5 4 9 13 19 -6 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 10 10 12 32 39 16 6 4 6 17 19 16 4 6 6 15 20 -7 40
18 Huddersfield Town 35 10 8 17 39 51 18 8 4 6 25 18 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 38
19 Derby County 33 10 8 15 25 37 17 5 5 7 12 17 16 5 3 8 13 20 -12 38
20 Coventry City 34 8 11 15 31 46 17 6 6 5 18 19 17 2 5 10 13 27 -15 35
21 Birmingham City 34 8 11 15 26 42 17 3 3 11 12 28 17 5 8 4 14 14 -16 35
22 Rotherham United 32 9 5 18 35 43 16 4 3 9 20 22 16 5 2 9 15 21 -8 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 33 9 7 17 24 40 16 6 5 5 13 11 17 3 2 12 11 29 -16 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 33 5 8 20 23 55 17 3 5 9 10 21 16 2 3 11 13 34 -32 23

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.