Sheffield Utd 1–3 Norwich
What the chances were worth
The scoreline says 1–3; by chance quality the match ran 0.79–3.04.
What the model expected
Its probabilities for this match, logged before kick-off and never changed. The result is highlighted.
Before kick-off the model favoured Sheffield Utd to win (41%); it finished with Norwich to win. A miss — it gave the actual result 32% beforehand.
One match tells you nothing on its own — whether these percentages are any good is the whole point of the calibration page, where every one of them is scored.
The brain read
Norwich created the better chances — the xG read 0.8–3 and the shot count agreed (11–18, 4–8 on target). Norwich got into the box far more often (13 shots inside it to 9). On the balance of chances, the 1–3 reads fair.
A second opinion written by rule from the numbers on this page — where the shot picture and the xG disagree, it says so rather than picking a winner. Backward-looking only; it claims nothing about any future result.
The match in numbers
As returned by the data feed at full time. Bars show each side’s share of the stat.
Confirmed line-ups
Captured from the official team sheets in the last hour before kick-off. The pick test requires these to be in before any call counts.
Sheffield Utd 4-4-2
- 1 M. Cooper (G)
- 5 J. Tanganga (D)
- 8 H. Choudhury (D)
- 11 R. Donovan (M)
- 15 L. Kitching (D)
- 22 B. Brereton (M)
- 23 T. Campbell (F)
- 30 R. Norrington-Davies (D)
- 42 Sydie Peck (M)
- 44 J. Riedewald (M)
- 45 P. Bamford (F)
Bench: O. Arblaster, J. Baptiste, T. Cannon, A. Davies, S. McCallum, M. McGuinness, K. Phillips, J. Rothwell, J. Shackleton
Norwich 4-2-3-1
- 1 V. Kovačević (G)
- 7 P. Mattsson (M)
- 11 A. Brooks (M)
- 14 B. Chrisene (D)
- 15 Ruairi McConville (D)
- 20 A. Ben Slimane (M)
- 21 M. Touré (F)
- 23 K. McLean (M)
- 33 J. Córdoba (D)
- 35 K. Fisher (D)
- 49 A. Musaba (M)
Bench: D. Yongwa, Jacob Wright, J. Stacey, P. Maghoma, M. Kvistgaarden, D. Grimshaw, P. Diallo, H. Darling, A. Crnac
The market’s read
| Market | Consensus price | Implied chance | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double chance Sheffield Utd or draw | 1.46 | 64.3% | -1.5 pts |
| Double chance Norwich or draw | 1.47 | 63.6% | +2.3 pts |
| Double chance either team | 1.30 | 72.1% | -0.8 pts |
| Draw no bet — Sheffield Utd | 1.84 | 50.3% | -3.2 pts |
| Draw no bet — Norwich | 1.86 | 49.7% | +3.2 pts |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.21 | 76.8% | +2.1 pts |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.74 | 54.3% | +2.6 pts |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2.74 | 33.8% | +2.8 pts |
| Both teams to score | 1.58 | 58.5% | +1.9 pts |
| Sheffield Utd over 1.5 team goals | 2.23 | 42.1% | +0.3 pts |
| Norwich over 1.5 team goals | 2.21 | 42.5% | +3.8 pts |
| Sheffield Utd clean sheet | 3.75 | 25.0% | -3.3 pts |
| Norwich clean sheet | 3.75 | 25.0% | +0.6 pts |
Shortest-priced scorelines: 1-1 6.42 · 2-1 9.26 · 1-2 9.54 · 0-1 9.72 · 1-0 9.74
Consensus of bookmaker prices captured 2026-09-05 13:30 UTC. These are the closing prices — the market’s last word before kick-off. The Move column is how each market’s implied chance has shifted since the first price we captured: green = the chance has risen (the price shortened, backing coming in), red = the chance has fallen (the price eased out — what punters call the price ‘drifting’).
Head to head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 26 | Norwich | 2-1 | Sheffield Utd |
| 09 Dec 25 | Sheffield Utd | 1-1 | Norwich |