Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
#12 Position #1
21 Points 29
15 Played 15
7 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
32 Scored 28
24 Conceded 14
+8 GD +14
1.40 PPG 1.93
47% Win % 53%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A
Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

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 teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norwich City FC that had 383 games and scored 491 goals.
  • 15' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Oliver Skipp has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Adam Clayton. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Harlee Dean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jonathan Leko is replaced by Jeremie Bela on 55 minute.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Adam Idah on, Jordan Hugill off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 80' The Norwich City FC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Skipp departs to be replaced by Mario Vrancic.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Przemyslaw Placheta. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 85 minute.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Adam Clayton argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Mario Vrancic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' George Friend was booked on 88.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Adam Idah. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The whistle greets Marc Roberts as he departs to be replaced by San Jose.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic will be fuming at that decision.
  • With this win, Norwich City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Mario Vrancic 2
Onel Hernandez 2
Jonathan Rowe 1
Tom Trybull 1
Seung-Ho Paik 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
1.44 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC44% Draw26% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
56%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC28% Draw46% Birmingham City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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