Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
7
Birmingham City FC 11 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 #17
11 Points 9
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 5
12 Scored 16
11 Conceded 17
+1 GD -1
1.38 PPG 1.13
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Teemu Pukki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Tom Trybull, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kenny McLean, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Husband is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Norwich City FC.
  • 50' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 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 adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' Alexander Tettey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Moritz Leitner is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Husband at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Tom Trybull exits the field as Kenny Mclean enters on 64.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Craig Gardner is replaced by Cheikh Ndoye on 74 minute.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Dennis Srbeny comes on to replace Marco Stiepermann.
  • 80' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' A goal from the Cuba international Onel Hernandez! He fires home on 83 to make it 1-1!
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Onel Hernandez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Marshall.
  • 89' Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Viv Solomon-Otabor makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 90' What a strike from Onel Hernandez! The score is 2-2.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Beryly Lubula. He replaces Che Adams on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 2-2 Norwich City FC.

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
2.3 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC46% Draw23% Norwich City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Norwich City FC
54%
Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC36% Draw37% Norwich City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%
4 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 18% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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