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

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Championship · 2018-19

Norwich City FC

3 – 1

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Birmingham City FC

Fri 18 Jan 2019 · 19:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Maikel Kieftenbeld

Y 29' Kristian Pedersen

Y 80' Gary Gardner

Y 87' Michael Morrison

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Norwich City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Andrew Fox
Referee Andrew Davies

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2019-01-18 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-08-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	3–1	W
12 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
05 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	0–1	L
01 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Derby County FC	H	3–4	L
26 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–3	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
12 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
05 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	0–2	L
01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Brentford FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC		Birmingham City FC
#17	Position	#10
9	Points	11
8	Played	8
3 / 0 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
16	Scored	12
17	Conceded	11
-1	GD	+1
1.13	PPG	1.38
38%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Carrow Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Tim Krul has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
13' What a strike from Teemu Pukki! The score is 1-0.
14' Goal! Che Adams scores his 85 goal in 387 matches.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
22' Norwich City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mario Vrancic on 22.
25' What composure from Tom Trybull! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-1.
27' The referee calls foul for Maikel Kieftenbeld. He receives a Yellow card.
29' Kristian Pedersen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Craig Gardner suffering a number of foals already.
39' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Emiliano Buendia has done his job and it is now time for Todd Cantwell to step up.
44' 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.
49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Farke might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Maikel Kieftenbeld is replaced by Craig Gardner on 56 minute.
61' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Lukas Jutkiewicz by Isaac Vassell on 61 minute.
66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
71' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jota Peleteiro departs to be replaced by Connor Mahoney.
76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner will be fuming at that decision.
85' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Jordan Rhodes on 85 minute.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Morrison on 87.
90' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Onel Hernandez is replaced by Kenny Mclean.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Norwich City FC players.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
28
Michael Morrison C
5
Maxime Colin
6
Maikel Kieftenbeld ↓ Craig Gardner 56'
19
Jacques Maghoma
9
Che Adams
12
Harlee Dean
23
Jota Peleteiro ↓ Connor Mahoney 71'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Isaac Vassell 61'
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Onel Hernandez	3
Marcelino Nunez	3
Teemu Pukki	3
Onel Hernandez	2
Mario Vrancic	2
Andrew Omobamidele	1
Maxime Colin	1
Jacques Maghoma	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.28 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC51% Draw22% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

49%

Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC38% Draw37% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Clean Sheet