Norwich City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Norwich City FC

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Birmingham City FC

Tue 21 Feb 2023 · 19:45 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Alfie Chang

Kenny McLean 16' Y

Y 45' Juninho Bacuna

Overview

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

Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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

Norwich City FC 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2021-02-23 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC 2020-10-20 Norwich City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-01-18 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–1	W
18 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
14 Feb	Hull City AFC	H	3–1	W
11 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
04 Feb	Burnley FC	H	0–3	L
21 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	4–2	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
18 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–2	L
14 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	0–2	L
10 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
04 Feb	Swansea City AFC	A	4–3	W
31 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L

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' KICK OFF: Norwich City FC gets underway.
5' Alfie Chang is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Norwich City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' The referee calls foul for Kenny McLean. He receives a Yellow card.
21' Max Aarons has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 47 cards already picked up this season.
26' Norwich City FC have won 460 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
27' A goal from the Chile international Marcelino Nunez! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-0!
28' Marcelino Nunez does the damage! The net is bulging and Norwich City FC surge ahead!
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' Magnificent from Marcelino Nunez! That is 12 goals in 11 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Juninho Bacuna gets a Yellow card.
46' The crowd applauds Juninho Bacuna as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' Maxime Colin makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
58' Scotland international Kenny McLean has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' Alfie Chang has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 383 appearances.
68' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
72' Onel Hernandez makes way for Christos Tzolis at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
76' Jacob Sorensen gets the nod from Norwich City FC. He replaces Dimitris Giannoulis and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 78 minute. Alfie Chang leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Tahith Chong has done his job and it is now time for Jordan James to step up.
87' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Kieran Dowell by Andrew Omobamidele on 87 minute.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ben Gibson
10
Kieran Dowell ↓ Andrew Omobamidele 87'
28
Angus Gunn
5
Grant Hanley
25
Onel Hernandez ↓ Christos Tzolis 72'
23
Kenny McLean
2
Max Aarons
30
Dimitris Giannoulis ↓ Jacob Sorensen 76'
11
Adam Idah
17
Gabriel Sara
26
Marcelino Nunez

Bench

Coach David Wagner

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	3
Onel Hernandez	3
Marcelino Nunez	3
Onel Hernandez	2
Mario Vrancic	2
Seung-Ho Paik	1
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo	1
Jacques Maghoma	1

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-02-18 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2023-02-14 Norwich City FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W 2023-02-11 Bristol City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2023-02-04 Norwich City FC 0–3 Burnley FC L 2023-01-21 Coventry City FC 2–4 Norwich City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-02-21 Norwich City FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-02-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-02-04 Swansea City AFC 3–4 Birmingham City FC W 2023-01-31 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC58% Draw22% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

42%

Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC40% Draw42% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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