Pick of the stats: Norwich City v Birmingham City

Something has to give as Norwich City welcome Birmingham City to Carrow Road on Wednesday (19:45 BST). The Canaries have won two and lost three of their opening five games to lie a point behind Blues, who are one of just two unbeaten teams in the Championship, along with leaders Swansea. Chris Davies' men have drawn four of their five matches, though their only win came in their last away game at Wrexham. Norwich have lost each of their past three league games against Birmingham City, never before losing four in a row to them. After their 2-1 win in this exact fixture last season, Birmingham could win back-to-back league visits to Norwich for the very first time, with this their 35th trip. Norwich have won each of their past three home league games played in midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), last winning four in a row in December 2016. Birmingham have won just one of their past eight away league games (D3 L4), though it was a 2-1 victory at Wrexham in their last game on the road. Marvin Ducksch scored three goals in Birmingham's two Championship games against Norwich City last season, his most against any side in 2025-26.