Norwich v Birmingham result

Full-time · Norwich 1–0 Birmingham

Championship · Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:45 BST · Carrow Road

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Norwich 1–0 Birmingham — Norwich won this Championship match.

Next for Norwich: Charlton v Norwich, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Norwich 1–0 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Carrow Road · Norwich, Norfolk
Referee: O. Langford
Head-to-head (last 4): Norwich 3 · draws 1 · Birmingham 0 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Norwich 2W 1D 2L · Birmingham 1W 3D 1L

Norwich 1–0 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.33

Corners

against 5.75 / 3.33 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.25 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 6 / 4.67 · 0 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.75 / 1

Cards

against 1 / 0.67 · 1 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.33 yellows

Referee · O. Langford

1.25 home / 1.08 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 October 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Norwich for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 18.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 8.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.67 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 0.67 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.08

Norwich

Norwich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Dowell n 8	68.5	2.5 5/4	1.1 4/2	—
E. Buendía n 8	65.3	2.4 6/4	1.7 5/2	A. Clayton
L. Rupp n 8	68.1	1.8 6/3	0.3 2/0	I. Sunjic
T. Cantwell n 8	66.6	1.7 6/3	2.7 6/5	—
M. Vrančić n 8	33.1	1.7 4/1	1.4 4/0	—

Norwich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hugill n 8	52.9	3.4 7/6	2.6 7/5
P. Płacheta n 3	56.7	2.6 1/1	0.5 1/0
A. Idah n 8	35	2.3 4/2	1.9 4/2
M. Vrančić n 8	33.1	2 3/2	0 0/0
E. Buendía n 8	65.3	1.6 5/3	0.7 3/1

Norwich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Dowell n 8	68.5	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	52.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
P. Płacheta n 3	56.7	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
T. Pukki n 8	65.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Xavi Quintillà n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Norwich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Rupp n 8	68.1	3.3 7/5
M. Vrančić n 8	33.1	3.1 4/3
T. Cantwell n 8	66.6	2.7 6/5
O. Skipp n 8	57.9	2.7 6/3
E. Buendía n 8	65.3	2.2 5/4

Norwich — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Krul n 8	90	3.5 7/5

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	89.5	3 8/6	2 8/5	—
I. Sunjic n 8	82	2.9 8/7	1 4/2	L. Rupp
A. Clayton n 8	61.8	2.9 6/4	1.5 5/1	E. Buendía
J. Bellingham n 8	64	2.5 8/4	2.6 6/4	—
R. McGree n 8	51.6	2 5/3	1.1 3/2	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Hogan n 8	51.5	2.6 6/2	0.4 2/0
J. Bellingham n 8	64	2.5 6/4	0.9 3/1
Jérémie Bela n 8	77.1	2 6/4	1.2 5/2
C. Lakin n 8	77.5	1.7 8/2	1 6/1
Iván Sánchez n 7	87.7	1.6 5/2	0.4 2/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. McGree n 8	51.6	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Iván Sánchez n 7	87.7	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	77.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Bellingham n 8	64	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
H. Dean n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Boyd-Munce n 7	11.9	4.3 3/1
M. Colin n 8	90	2.4 6/5
I. Sunjic n 8	82	2.3 7/5
J. Bellingham n 8	64	2.3 8/4
Jon Toral n 8	45.9	2.2 5/3

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Camp n 8	90	2.5 6/4
N. Etheridge n 8	90	2 5/2
Andrés Prieto n 4	90	1.5 1/1

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Match statistics & details

Norwich player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Krul	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Aarons	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.7
G. Hanley	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Xavi Quintillà	90	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	8
L. Rupp	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.9
E. Buendía	90	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	6.9
T. Cantwell	90	0	0	3	1	2	3	0	7.7
T. Pukki	85	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.9
O. Skipp	80	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Hugill	69	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Idah sub	21	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.6
P. Płacheta sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Vrančić sub	10	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.5

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Colin	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
H. Dean	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
G. Friend	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.7
K. Pedersen	90	0	0	3	2	0	6.6
Iván Sánchez	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
I. Sunjic	90	2	0	0	4	Y	7
S. Hogan	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Roberts	89	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
A. Clayton	86	0	0	0	0	RY	6.2
J. Leko	55	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
Jérémie Bela sub	35	2	2	0	0	0	6.9
San José sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Norwich v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NorwichWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

BirminghamWDDDL

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Norwich 3 · 1 draw · Birmingham 0 · 2.75 goals/game

2019-01-18 Norwich 3–1 Birmingham
2018-08-04 Birmingham 2–2 Norwich
2017-12-26 Birmingham 0–2 Norwich
2017-09-09 Norwich 1–0 Birmingham

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Norwich#1 pos97 pts46 pl+39 GD

Birmingham#18 pos52 pts46 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Norwich scored1.63

Birmingham scored0.8

Norwich conceded0.78

Birmingham conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Norwich and Birmingham?: In their last 4 meetings, Norwich won 3, Birmingham won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Norwich and Birmingham?: Recent form — Norwich 2W 1D 2L; Birmingham 1W 3D 1L.

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