Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

7
1
3
Norwich City FC 11 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
#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' The ball is rolling at Carrow Road. Norwich City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Norwich City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 20' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' England international Jonathan Leko has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Adam Clayton is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harlee Dean.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jonathan Leko has done his job and it is now time for Jeremie Bela to step up.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 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' Norwich City FC make a change. Jordan Hugill trudges off to be replaced by Adam Idah on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. San Jose made 332 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Mario Vrancic. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 80 minute.
  • 85' Przemyslaw Placheta is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Adam Clayton.
  • 87' Goal! Mario Vrancic scores his 19 goal in 373 matches.
  • 88' A moment of madness from George Friend on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Adam Idah will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 90 minute. Marc Roberts leaves to be changed by San Jose.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Ivan Sunjic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
Teemu Pukki 3
Onel Hernandez 3
Marcelino Nunez 3
Onel Hernandez 2
Mario Vrancic 2
Tom Trybull 1
Seung-Ho Paik 1
Carlos Vicente 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
2 / 4
1.75 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC49% Draw24% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
51%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC33% Draw43% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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