Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#9 Position #10
65 Points 64
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
63 Scored 57
56 Conceded 56
+7 GD +1
1.41 PPG 1.39
41% Win % 37%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Norwich City FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Carrow Road.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Norwich City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Tim Krul has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 368 appearances.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Adam Clayton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' Harlee Dean catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Leko departs to be replaced by Jeremie Bela.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' 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.
  • 69' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Hugill departs to be replaced by Adam Idah.
  • 74' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Clayton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 80' Norwich City FC make a change. Oliver Skipp trudges off to be replaced by Mario Vrancic on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Teemu Pukki has done his job and it is now time for Przemyslaw Placheta to step up.
  • 86' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Red card on 86.
  • 87' Mario Vrancic puts Norwich City FC on the lead.
  • 88' George Friend picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Idah is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 90 minute. Marc Roberts leaves to be changed by San Jose.
  • 90' Ivan Sunjic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Norwich City FC take all three points.

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
Viv Solomon-Otabor 1
Scott Hogan 1
Andrew Omobamidele 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
1.41 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC50% Draw28% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
50%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC32% Draw50% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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