Championship: Norwich vs Birmingham – Match preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 29 match between Norwich and Birmingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Norwich welcome Birmingham for a clah in the Championship at Carrow Road on Tuesday.

The two teams enter the match at Carrow Road with eight points separating them in the Championship standings.

Team form: Norwich vs Birmingham

Norwich Form

Norwich collected four points from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Bristol City. They retaliated in a 3-1 win against Hull, before drawing 0-0 with Wigan. The Canaries claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.

Birmingham Form

Birmingham have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-0 win against West Bromwich. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against Cardiff, before handing over all three points in a 2-1 defeat against Huddersfield. The Blues won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals were conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Norwich and Birmingham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Norwich and Birmingham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Norwich vs Birmingham

Lukas Jutkiewicz shows decent form right now for Birmingham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Norwich, who are strong favourites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Kieran Dowell also looks like a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.

Popular betting markets: Norwich vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Carrow Road witnessed Norwich winning two of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost six in this run. Birmingham won four of their previous 10 games away, drew two, and lost four. Norwich have not lost to Birmingham in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Norwich only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Birmingham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Norwich managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Birmingham kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Norwich have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Birmingham.

Total goals

Norwich saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that Birmingham played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.

Betting prediction: Norwich vs Birmingham

To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Norwich vs Birmingham mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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