Norwich vs Birmingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th September 2023

Norwich come up against visiting side Birmingham in a Championship fixture on Saturday at Carrow Road.

Norwich rank eighth with 13 points to their name from eight matches, while visitors Birmingham rank tenth in the table on 12 points.

Norwich are gunning for an equally successful outing against Birmingham on Saturday, following their dominant performance in their latest encounter with their opponents.

Norwich scored 18 while allowing 19 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed two clean sheets on the way.

Birmingham are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net nine times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.9 goals a game in which they conceded 11 times, an average of 1.1 per game. They managed three clean sheets in of these.

Norwich beat Birmingham in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-1 win with a 3-1 victory.

Norwich vs Birmingham Prediction

Norwich Form

In their last three matches, Norwich lost 0-2 against Leicester, 6-2 against Plymouth and 2-1 against Fulham. Norwich won three of their previous six matches at Carrow Road in the Championship. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to eight against.

Birmingham Form

A single point prevents Birmingham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 2-0 and 2-1 against Watford and Preston, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 0-0 draw against Queens P.R.. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Birmingham won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and five scored.

Are Norwich good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Birmingham at Carrow Road? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.

Birmingham scored seven goals and conceded four in their last four games against teams from the top half of the Championship table. This earned them three wins and ten points. Norwich have a record of four wins, one draw and three defeats in the Championship this season. Birmingham show off three wins, three draws and two defeats in the Championship.

Norwich vs Birmingham Squads

Norwich Squad

The 51-year-old Norwich manager, David Wagner, will select the lineup against Birmingham from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Angus Gunn (0/8), Daniel Barden (0/0), George Long (0/0), Jon McCracken (0/0), Ben Gibson (0/8), Danny Batth (0/0), Grant Hanley (0/0), Jack Stacey (1/8), Sam McCallum (0/2), Shane Duffy (0/8), Adam Forshaw (0/2), Borja Sainz (0/0), Dimitrios Giannoulis (0/8), Gabriel Sara (1/8), Jacob Lungi Soerensen (0/0), Jonathan Rowe (4/8), Kellen Fisher (0/0), Kenny McLean (0/8), Liam Gibbs (0/4), Marcelino Nunez (0/4), Onel Hernandez (0/5), Pedro Lima (0/0), Przemyslaw Placheta (0/5), Tony Springett (0/6), Adam Idah (4/8), Ashley Barnes (2/7), Christian Fassnacht (2/8), Joshua Sargent (3/4), Ui-Jo Hwang (0/0).

Birmingham Squad

Here is the full team squad of Birmingham. The 43 year-old John Eustace will select his starting lineup from the following players:

John Ruddy (0/8), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Cody Drameh (0/5), Dion Sanderson (0/8), Emanuel Aiwu (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/3), Kevin Long (0/8), Lee Buchanan (0/7), Marc Roberts (0/0), Marcel Oakley (0/1), Alfie Chang (0/0), Brandon Khela (0/0), Gary Gardner (0/1), George Hall (0/1), Ivan Sunjic (0/7), Jordan James (0/7), Keshi Anderson (0/8), Koji Miyoshi (1/8), Krystian Bielik (0/8), Mark Duffy (0/0), Oliver Burke (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (1/4), Emmanuel Longelo (0/6), Jay Stansfield (0/0), Juninho Bacuna (0/8), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (2/5), Scott Hogan (1/8), Tyler Roberts (0/1).

Norwich vs Birmingham Team News

Norwich are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Birmingham on Saturday.

Marcelino Nunez, Joshua Sargent, Jacob Lungi Soerensen, Borja Sainz and Grant Hanley are all absent from the Norwich squad that faces Birmingham at Carrow Road.

Going to Norwich, Birmingham have three players out of action for the match on Saturday.

Names like Ethan Laird, George Hall and Tyler Roberts most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Norwich.

Norwich vs Birmingham Lineups

Norwich vs Birmingham H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Norwich came away as 3-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. Norwich generally have the upper hand against Birmingham, offering a fine 8-1-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 10/11.

Norwich vs Birmingham Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Norwich and Birmingham. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/11.

Norwich vs Birmingham Betting Tips

Adam Idah has three strikes in six Championship matches for Norwich, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Birmingham. The visitors are looking to Jay Stansfield, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

In their last 10 matches at Carrow Road across all tournaments Norwich won four times, drew one and lost five times. Birmingham claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. While Norwich might manage to fight their way to three points on Saturday at Carrow Road, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just two wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals paid out six times in the previous ten encounters between these two Championship sides. Norwich pulled off an average of 1.9 goals, while Birmingham settled for an average of 0.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this streak. Norwich scored an average of 1.8 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Birmingham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.