Norwich City vs Birmingham City

Value Assessment

Home Win
5.38
42% pred
+23.3%
VALUE
Draw
4.25
27% pred
+3.2%
MARGINAL
Away Win
2.25
31% pred
-13.1%
BTTS Yes 1.69 61%
BTTS No 2.10 39%

Key Insights

Rotation Risk

Norwich City

Norwich City has 4 fixtures in 14-day window - rotation risk due to congestion

Medium impact

Streak Watch

Birmingham City

Birmingham City unbeaten in 5 games (3 wins, 2 draws) - solid defensive form

Medium impact

Market Disagreement

Model sees 41.9% home win vs 18.6% market consensus - higher probability, 23.3% gap

Medium impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on home win: 2.44 (188Bet) to 15.00 (Betfair) - 34.3% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

High impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on draw: 3.05 (HKJC) to 7.60 (MelBet) - 19.6% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

Medium impact

Bookmaker Split

Bookmakers disagree on away win: 1.15 (Betsson) to 2.82 (Pinnacle) - 51.5% probability spread indicates market uncertainty

High impact

Match Normality

30%

High risk match

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Feb 21 2026 · 15:00
Venue
Carrow Road (Norwich)
Competition
Championship · 33
Referee
Farai Hallam Farai Hallam

Coaches

Philippe Clement

Philippe Clement

Norwich City Norwich City

In role since Nov 2025

Tactical tendency badges are currently unavailable for this league context.

Chris Davies

Chris Davies

Birmingham City Birmingham City

In role since Jun 2024

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Recent Form

Norwich City Norwich City
4W 0D 1L
2.6 GF · 1 GA
L H Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-2
W H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-1
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 2-0
W H Coventry City Coventry City 2-1
W H Walsall Walsall 5-1
4W 0D 1L
2.6 GF · 1 GA
L H Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-2
W H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-1
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 2-0
W H Coventry City Coventry City 2-1
W H Walsall Walsall 5-1
4W 0D 1L
2.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Oxford United Oxford United 3-0
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-1
W A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 5-0
W A Wrexham Wrexham 2-1
W A Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 2-1
3W 0D 2L
1.8 GF · 0.8 GA
L H Birmingham City Birmingham City 1-2
W H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-1
W A Oxford United Oxford United 3-0
W H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 2-0
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-1
Birmingham City Birmingham City
4W 1D 0L
2 GF · 0.8 GA
W A Norwich City Norwich City 2-1
W A Oxford United Oxford United 2-0
W A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-0
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
W A Cambridge United Cambridge United 3-2
2W 3D 0L
1.4 GF · 1 GA
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
D H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
W H Leicester City Leicester City 2-1
D H Stoke City Stoke City 1-1
W H Coventry City Coventry City 3-2
4W 1D 0L
2 GF · 0.8 GA
W A Norwich City Norwich City 2-1
W A Oxford United Oxford United 2-0
W A Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 2-0
D A Swansea City Swansea City 1-1
W A Cambridge United Cambridge United 3-2
3W 2D 0L
1.4 GF · 0.6 GA
W A Norwich City Norwich City 2-1
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
D H West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 0-0
W H Leicester City Leicester City 2-1
W A Oxford United Oxford United 2-0

Sidelined Players

Norwich City Norwich City 4 out
Matej Jurasek
Matej Jurasek
injury
Mirko Topić
Mirko Topić
injury
Ante Crnac
Ante Crnac
injury
Amankwah Forson
Amankwah Forson
injury
Birmingham City Birmingham City 2 out
Ethan Laird
Ethan Laird
injury
Ethan Laird
Ethan Laird
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Norwich City
7
70%
Draws
0
0%
Birmingham City
3
30%
Avg Goals
3.2
BTTS
70%

League Signals

Predictability
51%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Historically, Norwich City have dominated this fixture.