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Norwich City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Norwich City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 30 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Carrow Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Sara 55' 1–0
Jonathan Rowe 60' 2–0
Gabriel Sara 65' Y
Y 83' Kevin Long

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Adam Crysell
  • Assistant 2 Lee Venamore
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United 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
2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
23 Sep Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–6 L
20 Sep Leicester City FC H 0–2 L
16 Sep Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
02 Sep Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 4–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
22 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
19 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
16 Sep Watford FC A 0–2 L
02 Sep Millwall FC H 1–1 D
26 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Birmingham City FC
#24 Position #15
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 15th (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' We are underway at Carrow Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Cody Drameh is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Norwich City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Przemyslaw Placheta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' It’s high time David Wagner made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gabriel Sara makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 57' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 57 minute. Christian Fassnacht leaves to be changed by Onel Hernandez.
  • 58' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ui-jo Hwang is hanging Przemyslaw Placheta on the field on 58 minute.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Juninho Bacuna on, Ivan Sunjic off on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Goal! Jonathan Rowe scores his 18 goal in 368 matches.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gabriel Sara on 65 minutes.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Adam Idah is replaced by Adam Forshaw on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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.
  • 76' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Scott Hogan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Koji Miyoshi has done his job and it is now time for Gary Gardner to step up.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Kevin Long is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Norwich City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Borja Sainz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Rowe at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Wagner

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Norwich City FC Form

2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2023-09-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 6–2 Norwich City FC L 2023-09-20 Norwich City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-09-02 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2023-08-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Norwich City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-09-30 Norwich City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Preston North End FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-16 Watford FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC54% Draw35% Birmingham City FC11%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
46%
Norwich City FC or Birmingham City FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC28% Draw66% Birmingham City FC6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.6%
1 – 0
25.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
1.5%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.9%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 30% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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