Norwich take on Birmingham this coming Saturday at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Championship standings.
Form: Birmingham vs Norwich
Birmingham Form
The Birmingham team look in good shape before their match against Norwich, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Coventry 3-0, then they held Rotherham to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Huddersfield. Birmingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
Norwich Form
Norwich are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 0-1 against Preston, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Bristol City. Another draw followed, this time 2-2 against Swansea. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Norwich won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting facts for Birmingham and Norwich
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Norwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 11 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
- Birmingham have not won 11 of the last 13 matches in the Championship
- In 8 of the last 9 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Norwich have scored in the last 17 matches in a row
- Norwich have scored in the last 16 matches in a row in the Championship
- Norwich have conceded in 21 of the last 23 away matches
- Norwich have conceded in 18 of the last 20 away matches in the Championship
- Norwich have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches
Players in form: Birmingham vs Norwich
Jay Stansfield look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Gabriel Sara adds to his three Championship goals come on Saturday.
Betting markets: Birmingham vs Norwich
Full-time result
Birmingham claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Norwich won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Norwich didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Norwich have beaten Birmingham in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Norwich scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Birmingham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Norwich have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Birmingham when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Birmingham, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Norwich, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches. Norwich are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 16 matches.
Suggested bet: Birmingham vs Norwich
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Birmingham and Norwich seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.