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Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 84' Onel Hernandez
Y 86' Ben Marshall
Y 86' Kenny McLean

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Lee Venamore

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
6
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Norwich City FC H 2–2 D
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Norwich City FC
#10 Position #9
64 Points 65
46 Played 46
17 / 13 / 16 W / D / L 19 / 8 / 19
57 Scored 63
56 Conceded 56
+1 GD +7
1.39 PPG 1.41
37% Win % 41%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Norwich City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
  • 30' Craig Gardner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' Kristian Pedersen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 55' Norwich City FC is showing some good football. However, Norwich City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Jacques Maghoma doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — James Husband exits the field as Moritz Leitner enters on 63.
  • 64' Norwich City FC make a change. Tom Trybull trudges off to be replaced by Kenny Mclean on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Craig Gardner by Cheikh Ndoye on 74 minute.
  • 75' Dennis Srbeny has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Stiepermann on 75 minute.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' Goal! Onel Hernandez scores his 19 goal in 368 matches.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Onel Hernandez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Marshall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' Viv Solomon-Otabor adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Onel Hernandez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Che Adams as he leaves the pitch. Beryly Lubula steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC40% Draw25% Norwich City FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Norwich City FC
60%
Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC30% Draw42% Norwich City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.