Thursday , 2 July 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 4 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Seung-Ho Paik 55' 1–0
Ivan Sunjic 76' Y
Jordan James 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
  • Assistant 2

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
2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
20 Apr Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D
13 Apr Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
10 Apr Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L
27 Apr Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
20 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
13 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
06 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W

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 game is set. Norwich City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Poland international Krystian Bielik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Norwich City FC have won 460 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' It’s high time David Wagner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Seung-Ho Paik puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
  • 57' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Sam McCallum is withdrawn and Dimitris Giannoulis gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Sydney van Hooijdonk, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 67' John Ruddy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 343 appearances.
  • 68' Keshi Anderson makes way for Juninho Bacuna at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' The whistle greets Shane Duffy as he departs to be replaced by Danny Batth.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ivan Sunjic.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Jack Stacey as he leaves the pitch. Kellen Fisher steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! George Hall comes on to replace Koji Miyoshi.
  • 86' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jay Stansfield by Alex Pritchard on 86 minute.
  • 90' Jordan James is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcelino Nunez 3
Teemu Pukki 3
Onel Hernandez 3
Mario Vrancic 2
Onel Hernandez 2
Viv Solomon-Otabor 1
Che Adams 1
Gabriel Sara 1

Head to Head

2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC 2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-20 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2024-04-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-04-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-04-06 Norwich City FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.19 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC38% Draw30% Norwich City FC32%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Norwich City FC
62%
Birmingham City FC or Norwich City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC25% Draw50% Norwich City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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