Championship (England) WON 2–1
Wed, Sep 9 · 20:45 · Carrow Road
Norwich Home
VS
Birmingham Away
Norwich vs Birmingham — Championship
Tipster's pick Over 1.5 Goals
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.25 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate77%
This price needs80%
Expert analysis

Norwich Home Attack Meets Birmingham Leaky Defense

Norwich average 2.5 goals scored in home matches this season while also conceding 1.6 per game overall. Birmingham have allowed 2.4 goals per game recently and score 1.6 themselves on average. Past meetings show over 2.5 goals in seven of the last ten encounters between the clubs. Norwich’s current form includes a win and a loss in their last five outings with consistent goal involvement. Birmingham sit with a run of draws and one win but have failed to keep clean sheets in most matches. Injuries to several Birmingham defenders could further open spaces for Norwich’s forwards. These patterns together suggest both sides will contribute to a game that clears the 1.5 goal mark.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.25 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Benjamin Chrisene 13'
  3. Jose Cordoba 25'
  4. Oscar Schwartau assist Mathias Kvistgaarden 28'
  5. Papa Amadou Diallo assist Andre Brooks 39'
  6. Anthony Musaba ↓ Papa Amadou Diallo 45'
  7. Second half
  8. Jack Stacey 59'
  9. Oscar Schwartau 60'
  10. Carlos Vicente 60'
  11. Alex Cochrane ↓ Kristoffer Lund 62'
  12. Ethan Laird ↓ Bright Osayi-Samuel 62'
  13. Carlos Vicente assist Liam Millar 64'
  14. Ante Crnac ↓ Andre Brooks 65'
  15. Jacob Wright ↓ Oscar Schwartau 71'
  16. J. Makama ↓ Mathias Kvistgaarden 71'
  17. Marvin Ducksch ↓ August Priske 82'
  18. Luis Vasquez ↓ Tomoki Iwata 82'
  19. Phil Neumann 83'
  20. J. Makama 83'
  21. Harry Darling ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 90+1'
  22. Ante Crnac 90+4'
This season
Norwich Birmingham
Over 2.5 goals 40% 0%
Clean sheet 0% 20%
Failed to score 40% 20%
Scored per game 1.6 1.4
Conceded per game 1.6 1.2
Scored home / away 2.5 / 1.0 1.7 / 1.0

Across 5 and 5 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
9 WOL Wolves 5 2 2 1 8
10 BIR Birmingham ▲ 5 1 4 0 7
11 WRE Wrexham 5 1 3 1 6
12 NOR Norwich ▲ 5 2 0 3 6
13 STO Stoke City 5 2 0 3 6
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Norwich LWWLW
L @ Millwall 0–3 Aug 22
W @ Cardiff 2–1 Aug 25
W vs Burnley 4–1 Aug 29
L @ Stoke City 0–1 Sep 1
W @ Sheffield Utd 3–1 Sep 5
Birmingham DLWDD
D vs Bristol City 2–2 Aug 22
L vs Brentford 1–6 Aug 25
W @ Wrexham 2–1 Aug 28
D vs Southampton 1–1 Sep 1
D vs Wolves 2–2 Sep 6
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Norwich
Scored 1.8 avg
0 2 4 0 3
Conceded 1.4 avg
3 1 1 1 1
Birmingham
Scored 1.6 avg
2 1 2 1 2
Conceded 2.4 avg
2 6 1 1 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 Norwich
1 Draws
3 Birmingham
Feb 2026 Norwich 1–2 Birmingham Birmingham
Nov 2025 Birmingham 4–1 Norwich Birmingham
May 2024 Birmingham 1–0 Norwich Birmingham
Sep 2023 Norwich 2–0 Birmingham Norwich
Feb 2023 Norwich 3–1 Birmingham Norwich

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Norwich 4-2-3-1
  • 1 V. Kovačević G
  • 3 J. Stacey D
  • 15 Ruairi McConville D
  • 33 J. Córdoba D
  • 14 B. Chrisene D
  • 23 K. McLean M
  • 7 P. Mattsson M
  • 11 A. Brooks M
  • 19 P. Diallo M
  • 29 O. Schwartau M
  • 30 M. Kvistgaarden F
Bench A. Crnac, H. Darling, K. Fisher, D. Grimshaw, P. Maghoma, J. Makama, A. Musaba, Jacob Wright, D. Yongwa

P. Clement

Birmingham 4-2-3-1
  • 1 J. Beadle G
  • 26 B. Osayi-Samuel D
  • 5 P. Neumann D
  • 4 C. Klarer D
  • 25 K. Lund D
  • 24 T. Iwata M
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho M
  • 7 Carlos Vicente M
  • 28 J. Stansfield M
  • 17 L. Millar M
  • 9 A. Priske F
Bench D. Fry, K. Fujimoto, E. Laird, Bradley Mayo, L. Vázquez, M. Ducksch, A. Cochrane, L. Buchanan, R. Allsop

C. Davies

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Norwich
  • OUT A. Ahmed Knee Injury
  • OUT L. Mahovo Ankle Injury
  • OUT M. Topic Knee Injury
  • DOUBT J. Makama Foot Injury
  • OUT A. Ahmed Knee Injury
  • OUT L. Mahovo Ankle Injury
  • OUT M. Topic Knee Injury
  • DOUBT J. Makama Foot Injury
Birmingham
  • OUT M. Bird Inactive
  • OUT L. Buchanan Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Gardner-Hickman Injury
  • OUT M. Leonard Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT J. E. Solis Romero Inactive
  • DOUBT D. Gray Injury
  • OUT M. Bird Inactive
  • OUT L. Buchanan Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Gardner-Hickman Injury
  • OUT M. Leonard Achilles Tendon Injury
  • OUT J. E. Solis Romero Inactive
  • DOUBT D. Gray Injury