Middlesbrough FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Norwich City FC

Wed 6 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Riverside HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Ashley Barnes

Marcus Forss 37' 1–1

Emmanuel Latte Lath 43' 2–1

Lukas Engel 62' 3–1

Marcus Forss 20' Y

R 30' Borja Sainz

Y 47' Kenny McLean

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC 2023-10-24 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2023-04-14 Middlesbrough FC 5–1 Norwich City FC 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-01-30 Norwich City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–2	L
17 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
14 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
10 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L
02 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
24 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
17 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	4–1	W
13 Feb	Watford FC	H	4–2	W
10 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Norwich City FC
#3	Position	#17
15	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
16	Scored	16
12	Conceded	17
+4	GD	-1
1.88	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Norwich City FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

5/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Riverside as Middlesbrough FC face off against Norwich City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Sydney van Hooijdonk has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' A stunning finish from Ashley Barnes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
20' Marcus Forss picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Carrick might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The referee has no hesitation. Borja Sainz is booked for Norwich City FC — card on 30.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 387 games and scored 474 goals.
37' The Finland centre-forward Marcus Forss breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 1-1!
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' Emmanuel Latte Lath does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
46' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Christian Fassnacht is replaced by Marcelino Nunez on 46 minute.
47' Poor challenge from Kenny McLean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
62' Lukas Engel makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
67' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Jonny Howson by Daniel Barlaser on 69 minute.
70' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Anfernee Dijksteel comes on to replace Luke Ayling.
75' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Kenny McLean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Kenny McLean is replaced by Sydney van Hooijdonk.
80' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Finn Azaz on, Riley McGree off on 80 minutes.
85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
87' The whistle greets Ashley Barnes as he departs to be replaced by Finley Welch.
Norwich City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

15
Anfernee Dijksteel ↑ 70'
4
Daniel Barlaser ↑ 69'
23
Tom Glover
11
Isaiah Jones
33
Luke Thomas
20
Finn Azaz ↑ 80'
29
Sam Greenwood
18
Sam Silvera ↑ 70'
14
Alex Gilbert ↑ 87'

Coach Michael Carrick

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Ben Gibson
10
Ashley Barnes ↓ Finley Welch 87'
28
Angus Gunn
5
Grant Hanley ↓ Jacob Sorensen 70'
23
Kenny McLean ↓ Sydney van Hooijdonk 77'
3
Jack Stacey
16
Christian Fassnacht ↓ Marcelino Nunez 46'
30
Dimitris Giannoulis
9
Josh Sargent ↓ Liam Gibbs 70'
7
Borja Sainz
17
Gabriel Sara

Bench

14
Sydney van Hooijdonk ↑ 77'
21
Danny Batth
12
George Long
15
Sam McCallum
19
Jacob Sorensen ↑ 70'
8
Liam Gibbs ↑ 70'
26
Marcelino Nunez ↑ 46'
35
Kellen Fisher
43
Finley Welch ↑ 87'

Coach David Wagner

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Josh Sargent	2
Borja Sainz	2
Cameron Archer	2
Tommy Conway	2
Teemu Pukki	2
Onel Hernandez	1
Ashley Barnes	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-17 Norwich City FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-13 Norwich City FC 4–2 Watford FC W 2024-02-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.75 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC59% Draw20% Norwich City FC21%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Norwich City FC

41%

Middlesbrough FC or Norwich City FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC46% Draw34% Norwich City FC20%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	19%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	11%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.