Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 20 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 50' Adam Clayton
Y 54' Harlee Dean
R 86' Adam Clayton
Y 88' George Friend
Adam Idah 89' Y
Y 90' Ivan Sunjic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
1
3
Norwich City FC 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
03 Oct Derby County FC H 0–1 L
27 Sep AFC Bournemouth A 0–1 L
19 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
17 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
04 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
26 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
12 Sep Brentford FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Birmingham City FC
#24 Position #18
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
  • 5' Norwich City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Jordan Hugill has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Sunjic made 190 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Adam Clayton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Harlee Dean. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeremie Bela is hanging Jonathan Leko on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' 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.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Adam Idah on, Jordan Hugill off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' The whistle greets Oliver Skipp as he departs to be replaced by Mario Vrancic.
  • 85' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Teemu Pukki departs to be replaced by Przemyslaw Placheta.
  • 86' Birmingham City FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 87' Mario Vrancic adds to his 0 season tally! Norwich City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! George Friend argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Marc Roberts by San Jose on 90 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic will be fuming at that decision.
  • Norwich City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Onel Hernandez 3
Marcelino Nunez 3
Teemu Pukki 3
Onel Hernandez 2
Mario Vrancic 2
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 1
Jacques Maghoma 1
Oliver Skipp 1

Head to Head

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

Norwich City FC Form

2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-10-17 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2020-10-03 Norwich City FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2020-09-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-04 Stoke City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.67 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Norwich City FC or Draw 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC42% Draw41% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 62%
38%
± 1.5 29%
71%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
58%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC19% Draw72% Birmingham City FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.4%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
2.1%
1 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.6%
3 – 1
0.8%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 25% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 13% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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