Sheffield United vs Norwich Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 03/03/2020, 12:44  by James | Modified on 03/03/2020 at 13:44 in Premier League Predictions

Sheffield United and Norwich duke it out in the Premier League this weekend when they meet at Bramall Lane on Saturday. The Blades remain in the hunt for an unlikely Champions League place and hold a game in hand over their rivals. That means that despite being eighth in the table, Sheffield United can leapfrog the likes of two-points-ahead Man United and ultimately control their own destiny. A long way to go yet though. Norwich will be hoping to scupper plans of destiny control with a result goes some way towards lifting them off the bottom. Six points from safety, a 1-0 victory over Leicester (the first win in five games) last Friday showed that there was life in the Canaries yet. Life at Carrow Road, at least, was something we all suspected. The problem that Norwich need to find a solution for is their dreadful away form as they have lost ten of their 14 away fixtures in the Premier League.

Sheffield United don't give up points easily and may be too determined for a Norwich side that wilts readily on the road. Few sides are as efficient as the Blades, who a top-six form team despite scoring six times in their last six games. This is around their average number of goals per game with 29 in 27 matches. They can afford to score so infrequently thanks to a rock-solid defence that has conceded the second-fewest goals in the top flight. This paints the picture of a team that doesn't like to let games get out of control. 78 percent of their matches feature less than 2.5 goals. That could be the case again here. Back the home side to win with a clean sheet.