Sheffield United vs Norwich City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sheffield United played against Norwich City in Championship (England). The game was played on December 9, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Sheffield United has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Norwich City has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Sheffield United scores 1.26 goals per game and allows 1.47. Norwich City scores 1.11 and allows 1.68. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 37% of Sheffield United's games and 74% of Norwich City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 58% and 53%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sheffield United has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 1.36 per game. Sheffield United takes 12.8 shots per game, while Norwich City takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Sheffield United leads at halftime in 37% of its games and scores 0.58 goals per game after halftime. Norwich City leads at halftime in 42% and scores 0.32 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sheffield United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (6 goals). For Norwich City, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

45Possession (%)55
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
17Shots13
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
4Shots on target6
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.8xG1.56
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
6Corners2
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
61Dangerous attacks43
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
13Fouls13
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
2Cards3
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.26Goals scored / game1.11
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.47Goals allowed / game1.68
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
52%Average possession52%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
3.79Shots on target / game3.95
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.84Shots per game12.63
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
3.79Shots on target3.95
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
9.8%Shot conversion8.8%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
52%Possession52%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.45xG for1.36
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.35xG against1.57
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Shooting quality

Sheffield United: BalancedNorwich City: Balanced
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sheffield United is 225% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - Sheffield United · 0.8 pts / game - Norwich City

Sheffield United
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
37% W5% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-1-11
1.16 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 0.99BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 80%
Norwich City
LLDWL
Season result split
16% W21% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-12
0.68 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sheffield United is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.26 goals / game - Sheffield United · 1.11 goals / game - Norwich City

Sheffield United is 14% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.47 goals / game - Sheffield United · 1.68 goals / game - Norwich City

Sheffield United scoring profile: very strong

Sheffield United scores in 63% of games (12 of 19 meczów), while Norwich City keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 meczów).

Norwich City scoring profile: very strong

Norwich City scores in 79% of games (15 of 19 meczów), while Sheffield United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)21
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
28Goals conceded (season)32
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
2.74Average goals per game2.79
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
13Goals scored (last 5)8
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
2Goals conceded (last 5)11
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal79%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
32%2 goals26%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
26%3 goals5%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
5%4 goals0%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal95%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
37%2 goals47%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
26%3 goals21%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
11%4 goals5%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

58%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time26%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
16%Scored in both halves11%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
20%BTTS - last 5100%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Norwich City is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.42 pts / game - Sheffield United · 1.58 pts / game - Norwich City

Sheffield United - half-time state
37% leading32% draw32% trailing
Norwich City - half-time state
42% leading32% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.42Points per game (1st half)1.58
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.79
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
0.42Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.11Average goals (1st half)1.42
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
63%Clean sheet before half-time58%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
58%No goal before half-time42%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per game (2nd half)0.58
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
0.58Goals scored (2nd half)0.32
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.05Goals conceded (2nd half)1.05
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.37
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
47%Clean sheet after half-time26%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City
63%No goal after half-time68%
Sheffield UnitedNorwich City

Sheffield United - second-half results

32% W16% D53% L
27
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 37%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Norwich City - second-half results

16% W11% D74% L
30
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding38%

Leads at halftime in 42% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sheffield United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.602.00
Goals scored / game1.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+8+3
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8
Norwich City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.20
Goals scored / game1.40.2
Goals allowed / game1.01.2
Average goals per game2.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals60%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+2-5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sheffield United
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
3
4
16-30
4
3
31-45
4
11
46-60
4
5
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Norwich City
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
8
6
31-45
1
8
46-60
2
4
61-75
3
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.76
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sheffield United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Norwich City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Sheffield UnitedLigaNorwich City
Average goals per game 2.742.65 2.79
Both teams scored 37%58% 74%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 58%52% 53%
Clean sheets 32%23% 5%
Goal before half-time 68%75% 74%
Goal after half-time 84%77% 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Norwich CityYellow cardJakov Medić
  2. Sheffield UnitedYellow cardFemi Seriki
  3. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Forson AmankwahOff: Joshua Sargent
  4. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Emiliano Marcondes Camargo HansenOff: Kenny Mclean
  5. Norwich CityYellow cardTony Springett
  6. Sheffield UnitedGoalDaniel William John IngsAssist: Tahith Chong
  7. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Gustavo HamerOff: Tahith Chong
  8. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Andre BrookesOff: Ollie Arblaster
  9. Sheffield UnitedGoalDjibril Soumaré
  10. Sheffield UnitedSubstitutionOn: Patrick James BamfordOff: Daniel William John Ings
  11. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Anis Ben SlimaneOff: Jacob Wright
  12. Sheffield UnitedYellow cardDjibril Soumaré
  13. Norwich CitySubstitutionOn: Matěj JurásekOff: Jovon Makama
  14. Norwich CityYellow cardPelle Elkjær Mattsson

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of Sheffield United vs Norwich City?

The Championship match finished Sheffield United 1:1 Norwich City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sheffield United vs Norwich City?

Sheffield United score 1.26 goals per game on average and Norwich City 1.11. The Championship average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Sheffield United's matches and 74% of Norwich City's.

What form are Sheffield United and Norwich City in?

Over the last 5 games Sheffield United have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Norwich City 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sheffield United vs Norwich City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sheffield United vs Norwich City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.