Norwich vs Birmingham

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gabriel Sara 55’
  • Jonathan Rowe 60’

Match summary

Norwich beat Birmingham 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Gabriel Sara put Norwich ahead with a header in the 55th minute and Jonathan Rowe made it 2-0 in the 60th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Norwich created 1.27 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Birmingham 1.16 from 12.

Match stats

Norwich Birmingham
16 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 1.16
1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.16

Key events

Norwich Birmingham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Gabriel Sara1-0 (Norwich)
55’
Jonathan Rowe2-0 (Norwich)
60’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Norwich
  • Gabriel Sara
Birmingham
  • Kevin Long

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.16 55’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 1-0 55’ 60’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 2-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.27 1.16 55’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), 1-0 Sara 55’ 60’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), 2-0 Rowe 60’
Norwich 1.27 xGBirmingham 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Norwich attacking 
90+1’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 46’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 69’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 55’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 52’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 30’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 69’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 40’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 46’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 69’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Shane Duffy (Norwich), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 55’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 52’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 30’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 69’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 65’ Hwang Ui-Jo (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Christian Fassnacht (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gary Gardner (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Adam Idah (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jonathan Rowe (Norwich), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 12’ Gabriel Sara (Norwich), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.24 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Gabriel Sara Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.23 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Christian Fassnacht Taken off
57′ – – 2 0.34 – – –
Jonathan Rowe Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.06 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Adam Idah Taken off
67′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Onel Hernández Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Hwang Ui-Jo Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Adam Forshaw Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Norwich win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Birmingham win 23% Avg odds 4.14

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.