Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Birmingham City FC

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Norwich City FC

Tue 23 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Christoph Zimmermann

Y 62' Mario Vrancic

Scott Hogan 68' Y

Jake Clarke-Salter 84' Y

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Referee James Wilson
Referee Rob Merchant
Referee John Brooks

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-01-18 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-08-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	1–3	L
20 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
17 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
13 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
06 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
02 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	3–1	W
20 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	1–0	W
17 Feb	Coventry City FC	A	2–0	W
13 Feb	Stoke City FC	H	4–1	W
05 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	0–2	L
02 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Norwich City FC
#1	Position	#12
29	Points	21
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 8
28	Scored	32
14	Conceded	24
+14	GD	+8
1.93	PPG	1.40
53%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Norwich City FC

0-15

6/6

16-30

6/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/6

61-75

9/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden	4 G	4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma	4 G	2 A
Andre Brooks	3 G	2 A
Anthony Musaba	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Norwich City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christoph Zimmermann.
24' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Norwich City FC are in front.
31' Jake Clarke-Salter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
36' Neil Etheridge is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
38' Brilliant from the ! Ivan Sanchez Aguayo makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 38.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mario Vrancic made 383 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
53' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Mario Vrancic is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 62.
64' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Mario Vrancic is withdrawn and Onel Hernandez gets his opportunity.
68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Hogan.
70' The supporters are chanting for San Jose. He replaces Rekeem Harper on 70 minute.
75' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo makes way for Yan Valery at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
76' Sensational shot from Teemu Pukki. Norwich City FC is back in the lead.
81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
83' Marc Roberts gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Jeremie Bela and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jake Clarke-Salter.
89' The supporters are chanting for Adam Idah. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 89 minute.
90' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Hugill. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 90 minute.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Oliver Skipp
6
Christoph Zimmermann
5
Grant Hanley C
8
Mario Vrancic ↓ Onel Hernandez 64'
1
Tim Krul
14
Todd Cantwell ↓ Lukas Rupp 89'
22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Adam Idah 89'
17
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Jacob Sorensen 90'
23
Kenny McLean
2
Max Aarons
30
Dimitris Giannoulis

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	3
Onel Hernandez	3
Marcelino Nunez	3
Mario Vrancic	2
Onel Hernandez	2
Che Adams	1
Gabriel Sara	1
Jonathan Rowe	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC L 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-13 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Norwich City FC Form

2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2021-02-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2021-02-17 Coventry City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–1 Stoke City FC W 2021-02-05 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-02-02 Millwall FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.58 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.71 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC33% Draw25% Norwich City FC42%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Norwich City FC

67%

Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC27% Draw42% Norwich City FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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