Norwich City are aiming to end Birmingham City's unbeaten start in the Championship when the two sides clash at Carrow Road in midweek.
Norwich's start to the season overall has been inconsistent - mixed in with eye-catching successes over Burnley and Sheffield United are defeats to Stoke, West Brom and Millwall - but Philippe Clement's side have still shown enough to suggest they can edge out the Blues at home.
Birmingham are yet to lose in the league, but have only won once in the Championship so far - a gritty 2-1 victory at Wrexham - as draws against Wolves, Bristol City, Southampton and the Blades have hampered their early-season progress.
Norwich City v Birmingham City Tips Summary
Best Bet - Norwich City to win @ 5/6
Alternative Bet - Mohamed Toure to score anytime @ 11/10
Bet Builder - Norwich City to win, Both teams to score & Jay Stansfield 2+ shots @ 7/2
Norwich City v Birmingham City Prediction
Best Bet: Norwich City to win @ 5/6
Norwich sit a point and two places beneath Blues in the Championship in 12th, but it's a quirk of the early-season table that the Canaries have actually managed more wins than Chris Davies' men so far.
And those victories were hugely impressive - over two teams initially tipped for automatic promotion in the shape of Burnley and Sheff Utd - to suggest they can get the better of Birmingham in midweek.
Against the Blades at the weekend, Norwich recorded an xG figure of 1.48 in the 3-1 win, compared to the hosts' 0.72, and they won the shot count 19-11.
It was a fully merited win at Bramall Lane, and followed a fine performance against Burnley at the end of August, when they again won the shot count and posted a higher xG figure than the recently-relegated Clarets in a runaway 4-1 home victory.
It is true that they remain a work in progress, evidenced by a 3-0 defeat to Millwall and setbacks against West Brom and Stoke, too, but Norwich will be keen to showcase their clear attacking intent again and can come out on top here.
Ambitious Blues were tipped as promotion dark horses and they have made a solid start. To be unbeaten at this stage is a decent record but scratch beneath the surface and Davies' men may have been a bit fortunate.
They certainly were on Sunday when they only earned a point at home to Wolves thanks to Jackson Tchatchoua's inexplicable own goal, while in other outings this season they have often been more focused on their defensive work rather than expressing themselves going forward.
Blues have set themselves a firm base on which to mount at least a play-off bid this season but the long trip to Norfolk may just catch them out.
Alternative Bet: Mohamed Toure to score anytime @ 11/10
Mohamed Toure has had an impressive start to the season for Norwich, the 22-year-old scored a brace against Burnley and then also got on the scoresheet against the Blades.
On top of his three league goals, the striker netted in the EFL Cup win over MK Dons in early August so will surely approach Wednesday's game with plenty of confidence.
When the Canaries have played well, Toure has been at the heart of their best attacking work and he arguably could have more than four goals to his name given he has had a total of 13 shots, with six of those being on target, in the early weeks of the campaign.
Norwich City v Birmingham City Bet Builder Tip
Norwich City to win
Both teams to score
Jay Stansfield 2+ shots
Pays 7/2
Norwich are tipped to edge what should be a tight game at Carrow Road and the visitors are expected to at least get on the scoresheet in defeat.
Even though Davies' side have only won once in the Championship so far, they have scored in four of their five matches, while it's also worth noting there have been goals at both ends in three of Norwich's five league games.
The final leg is for Birmingham's Jay Stansfield to have at least two shots as he tries to test the Norwich defence.
Stansfield looked very sharp against Wolves on Sunday, scoring his side's first goal, and he had three shots in total in the West Midlands derby to add to the three he also had against Southampton and the two against Wrexham in his previous two outings.
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Key Match Stats
Norwich have won two of their three home competitive games this season by the same 4-1 scoreline - beating MK Dons in the EFL Cup and Burnley in the league
Birmingham are unbeaten in the league this season, registering four draws and one win
Mohamed Toure has four goals and one assist for Norwich this season in six appearances in all competitions
Birmingham have scored on two of their three away trips this season
Birmingham did the double over the Canaries last season, winning 2-1 away and 4-1 at home
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