Birmingham vs Norwich Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Birmingham vs Norwich Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Relegation-threatened Norwich head to mid-table Birmingham on Saturday afternoon in the EFL Championship.

Birmingham, who are backed by Tom Brady, are in good form with three wins in five and in 11th place, which they will be happy with after earning promotion at the end of last season.

Norwich City are in dreadful form and have just sacked Liam Manning, having lost seven on the spin at home. They sit 23rd and have only won twice from 15 league games.

This will be former Rangers manager Phillipe Clement's first match in charge of the Canaries, after his appointment earlier this week.

We're predicting Norwich to win.

Predicted Lineups

Birmingham: Beadle, Neumann, Klarer, Cochrane, Iwata, Doyle, Paik, Roberts, Stansfield, Gray, Ducksch

Ethan Laird has a hamstring injury.

Norwich: Kovacevic, Darling, Medic, McLean, Fisher, Mattsson, Topic, Kvistgaarden, Schwartau, Makame, Sargent

Amankwah Forson, Jose Cordoba, Mathias Kvistgaarden, Ben Chrisene and Papa Diallo remain injured.

Recent Matches Analysis

Birmingham Last Five:

Middlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham

Birmingham 4-0 Millwall

Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth

Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham

Preston 0-1 Birmingham

The Blues are in decent form with three solid wins - of which two were by an emphatic margin - against opponents capable of finding results. Their two defeats came to second and eighth in the table.

Norwich Last Five:

Norwich 1-2 Leicester

Sheffield Wed 1-1 Norwich

Norwich 0-2 Hull

Swansea 2-1 Norwich

Derby 1-0 Norwich

Norwich are winless recently and could only muster a draw at Sheffield Wednesday, the team below them in the table and in financial ruin.

Head-to-Head Record

04 May 2024 // Birmingham 1-0 Norwich

30 Aug 2022 // Birmingham 1-2 Norwich

23 Feb 2021 // Birmingham 1-3 Norwich

04 Aug 2018 // Birmingham 2-2 Norwich

26 Dec 2017 // Birmingham 0-2 Norwich

27 Aug 2016 // Birmingham 3-0 Norwich

31 Jan 2015 // Birmingham 0-0 Norwich

Norwich just edge the head-to-head record, but did lose the most recent encounter that came a year and a half ago.

Birmingham vs Norwich Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses 200 data points to generate these predictions with a 26% confidence in a Norwich win. This model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Best Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Norwich to win @ 5.25 - with the new manager bounce and unpredictability for the Canaries this weekend, it's hard to call this game. Even if they don't win, these high odds mean it's wont be a heavy loss and any potential returns would be a great reward.

Alternate Bet: Birmingham to win @ 1.67 - If you'd rather trust that the more consistent team will get the job done at home, these odds are a safe bet.

Key Players to Watch

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) was down in League One last season having been bought for £10m at the start of that campaign, however he now looks like a player that Fulham would have been happy to keep as a back-up forward in the Premier League. He is averaging just over a goal/assist every other match.

Josh Sargent (Norwich) remains one of the only good things about Norwich this season, and with seven goal involvements in 15 games, it's no surprise he's looking likely to leave on the near future.

Match Information

22 September 2025 // KO 15:00 UK Time

It won't be broadcast live due to UK 3pm blackout rules.

It takes place at St Andrew's Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,409.