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Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich, 04.05.2008 at 15:00

English Championship: Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich

Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich betting odds

Bookie 1 X 2 <2.5 >2.5
Gamebookers 1.67 3.50 5.00 1.80 1.90
Bet365 1.67 3.60 5.50 1.82 2.02
Expekt 1.65 3.55 5.15 0.00 0.00
MyBet 1.65 3.50 4.95 0.00 0.00

This week English Championship matches

Sunday, 04.05.2008
Wolves - Plymouth 15:00
Sheff. Wed. - Norwich 15:00
QPR - WBA 15:00
Blackpool - Watford 15:00
C. Palace - Burnley 15:00
Southampton - Sheff. Utd 15:00
Bristol C. - Preston 15:00
Stoke - Leicester 15:00
Cardiff - Barnsley 15:00
Charlton - Coventry 15:00
Scunthorpe - Colchester 15:00
Ipswich - Hull 15:00

Owls will play at home against Norwich, the latter already secured their survival and won`t pay much attention to this game. It`s a great opportunity for Wednesday to confirm their status in the Championship by this win, they are in good shape and the win over Leicester was a good overture.

Owls set for crucial win

It was an away win that could easily turn out to be a crucial one for their survival, over arch rivals for survival, Leicester (3:1). Although Leicester were put ahead (0:1), Owls managed to miss a penalty through Deon Burtin, and also score equalizer before end of first-half. Another veteran (Steve Watson) scored after the break, and Leon Clarke scored the final goal close to end of game.

It seems unbelievable that a team struggling for survival were defeated just once in last 11 games. Far too many draws and very few wins in their last series brought them an ardous struggle and it would be over only if they manage to win over Norwich. If that doesn`t happen, everything will depend on the game between Southampton and Leicester.

Canaries relaxed after securing their status

After a comprehensive win over QPR (3:0), Norwich City ensured they will be playing in the Championship next season. The crucial moment was when visitors` Stewart was sent off early in 4th minute, it was all easy for Canaries afterwards, reaching their win through goals by Evans, Fotheringham and Russell.

The bitter-sweet season for manager Glen Roeder and his squad is finally over. Considering their situation in November 2007 (holding just 8 points and 5 points off the follow-up team), former Newcastle`s manager has done a great job at Carrow Road.

Betting verdict

Norwich will be highly unmotivated for this game. They have just reached survival and released themselves from the pressure, Roeder will probably give young players a chance. Wednesday are in a great mess, they need a win like they never did before, luckily their form is good enough to achieve it. It`s about time their luck would change.

Our tip: Bet 9 on Home win
Odds 1.67 at
Bookmaker: Gamebookers

Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich head to head stats:

Last 5 Sheff. Wed. matches:
26.04.2008ENG 2Leicester-Sheff. Wed.1:3
19.04.2008ENG 2Blackpool-Sheff. Wed.2:1
14.04.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-Plymouth1:1
08.04.2008ENG 2Sheff. Utd-Sheff. Wed.2:2
05.04.2008ENG 2Scunthorpe-Sheff. Wed.1:1
Last 5 Norwich matches:
26.04.2008ENG 2Norwich - QPR3:0
19.04.2008ENG 2Norwich - WBA1:2
13.04.2008ENG 2Ipswich - Norwich2:1
05.04.2008ENG 2Norwich - Burnley2:0
29.03.2008ENG 2Bristol C. - Norwich2:1
Last 5 Sheff. Wed. home matches:
14.04.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-Plymouth1:1
01.04.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-Coventry1:1
29.03.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-Stoke1:1
22.03.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-C. Palace2:2
08.03.2008ENG 2Sheff. Wed.-QPR2:1
Last 5 Norwich away matches:
13.04.2008ENG 2Ipswich - Norwich2:1
29.03.2008ENG 2Bristol C. - Norwich2:1
15.03.2008ENG 2Sheff. Utd - Norwich2:0
08.03.2008ENG 2Coventry - Norwich1:0
04.03.2008ENG 2Watford - Norwich1:1
Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich head to head stats:
2006/2007ENG 2Sheff. Wed. - Norwich3:2
2005/2006ENG 2Sheff. Wed. - Norwich1:0
2002/2003ENG 2Sheff. Wed. - Norwich2:2
2001/2002ENG 2Sheff. Wed. - Norwich0:5
2000/2001ENG 2Sheff. Wed. - Norwich3:2
Norwich vs Sheff. Wed. head to head stats:
2006/2007ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.1:2
2005/2006ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.0:1
2002/2003ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.3:0
2001/2002ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.2:0
2000/2001ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.1:0
This Season Sheff. Wed. vs Norwich head to head stats:
29.09.2007ENG 2Norwich - Sheff. Wed.0:1

English Championship Overall Standings

PROM
PL-OFF
RELEG
Team M W D L GS GC +/- P
1 WBA 46 23 12 11 88 55 33 81
2 Stoke 46 21 16 9 69 55 14 79
3 Hull 46 21 12 13 65 47 18 75
4 Bristol C. 46 20 14 12 54 53 1 74
5 C. Palace 46 18 17 11 58 42 16 71
6 Watford 46 18 16 12 62 56 6 70
7 Wolves 46 18 16 12 53 48 5 70
8 Ipswich 46 18 15 13 65 56 9 69
9 Sheff. Utd 46 17 15 14 56 51 5 66
10 Plymouth 46 17 13 16 60 50 10 64
11 Charlton 46 17 13 16 63 58 5 64
12 Cardiff 46 16 16 14 59 55 4 64
13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 60 67 -7 62
14 QPR 46 14 16 16 60 66 -6 58
15 Preston 46 15 11 20 50 56 -6 56
16 Sheff. Wed. 46 14 13 19 54 55 -1 55
17 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 52 65 -13 55
18 Norwich 46 15 10 21 49 59 -10 55
19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 59 64 -5 54
20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 56 72 -16 54
21 Coventry 46 14 11 21 52 64 -12 53
22 Leicester 46 12 16 18 42 45 -3 52
23 Scunthorpe 46 11 13 22 46 69 -23 46
24 Colchester 46 7 17 22 62 86 -24 38

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