Norwich vs Birmingham: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 33Kick-off on February 21, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Full time
What was the result of Norwich vs Birmingham?
Birmingham won 1-2 on February 21, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 5′Carlos VicenteBirmingham
- 14′M. DuckschBirmingham
- 67′K. McLeanNorwich
Official lineup for Norwich vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Norwich
4-2-3-1- 37M. Touré
- 21A. Ahmed
- 20A. Ben Slimane
- 8L. Gibbs
- 26S. Field
- 23K. McLean
- 14B. Chrisene
- 33J. Córdoba
- 15Ruairi McConville
- 35K. Fisher
- 1V. Kovačević
Birmingham
4-2-3-1- 29A. Priske
- 10D. Gray
- 33M. Ducksch
- 23Carlos Vicente
- 14J. Solis
- 24T. Iwata
- 31K. Wagner
- 37J. Panzo
- 4C. Klarer
- 26B. Osayi-Samuel
- 25J. Beadle
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Norwich have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Birmingham have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | West Brom(home) | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Oxford United(away) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Blackburn(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Coventry(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | Leeds(home) | 1-1 | FA Cup |
| Feb 10, 2026 | West Brom(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Leicester(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Oxford United(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Stoke City(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Norwich wins, 1 draw, 2 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | Birmingham 4-1 Norwich | Championship |
| May 4, 2024 | Birmingham 1-0 Norwich | Championship |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Norwich 2-0 Birmingham | Championship |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Norwich 3-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Birmingham 1-2 Norwich | Championship |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Norwich 2-2 Birmingham | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Norwich on Nov 22, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Norwich score 1.9 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Norwich sit 18th in Championship (9 points from 9 matches) and Birmingham sit 7th (14 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 18 | Norwich | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 |
A question about Norwich vs Birmingham?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy