Norwich vs Birmingham – Tuesday’s opening round of the EFL Cup at Carrow Road features an all-Championship match as Norwich City welcomes Birmingham City.
The Canaries and newly promoted Wigan Athletic were able to tie 1-1 at the weekend, while the Blues defeated Huddersfield Town 2-1.

Norwich will find it challenging to make a successful first-time move back to the Premier League with just one point to show for their first two Championship games of the 2022–23 season, if the first two gameweeks of the season are any sign of what is to come.

Max Aarons had to come from behind to save a 1-1 draw for Norwich after James McClean’s first-half goal against newly promoted Wigan on their return to Carrow Road after losing 1-0 to Cardiff City on the opening matchday.

The Canaries’ lacklustre start to the season has left them hanging above the relegation zone, but it would be foolish to pay attention to the standings at this point in the season because Dean Smith’s team has plenty of time to light the blue touch paper.

After being eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup in 2020, the two-time champions will now try to avoid being eliminated in the first round again in the next three years.They reached the third round last year before losing 3-0 to Liverpool.

Norwich vs Birmingham – Betting Analysis

Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich, and Scott Hogan both scored goals for Birmingham in the opening period.

Danny Ward pulled a goal back for Huddersfield shortly after the hour mark, but the visitors were unable to tie the score in the closing minutes.

Birmingham hasn’t advanced above the third round since 2015, when they reached the second round last year after three straight first-round exits between 2018 and 2020. However,

they were promptly eliminated 2-0 by Fulham. Only three weeks will pass before Norwich and Birmingham square off in the Championship.

The Canaries will be looking for their fourth straight victory over the Blues after winning the previous three by an average score of 7-2.

The beginning of another EFL Cup season will bring back happy memories for Birmingham supporters, many of whom saw their victory over Arsenal in the final in 2011 courtesy to the last-second Obafemi Martins effort, but success in the competition has been difficult to come by since then.

Norwich vs Birmingham– Head -to- Head

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Our Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals

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