Saturday , 14 November 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium 26,374 HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Iling-Junior 43' Y
Y 45' Jack Stacey
Y 90' Josh Sargent

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

7
3
3
Middlesbrough FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC 2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Norwich City FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–1 W
12 Apr Millwall FC A 0–1 L
08 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
04 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
21 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L
18 Apr Portsmouth FC H 3–5 L
11 Apr Burnley FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–0 D
05 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Norwich City FC
#2 Position #12
29 Points 21
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 8
30 Scored 32
19 Conceded 24
+11 GD +8
1.93 PPG 1.40
53% Win % 47%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norwich City FC
0-15
6/6
16-30
6/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
4/6
61-75
9/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden 4 G 4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 4 G 2 A
Andre Brooks 3 G 2 A
Anthony Musaba 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Middlesbrough FC and Norwich City FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Borja Sainz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The 21-year-old Ruairi McConville has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Marcelino Nunez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Angus Gunn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Norwich City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Iling-Junior on 43.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jack Stacey.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Anis Ben Slimane by Liam Gibbs on 61 minute.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Anis Ben Slimane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Norwich City FC make a change. Callum Doyle trudges off to be replaced by Jose Cordoba on 74 minutes.
  • 78' The whistle greets Morgan Whittaker as he departs to be replaced by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 83' Norwich City FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Amankwah Forson on, Jacob Wright off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josh Sargent on 90.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jack Wilshere

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 2
Sebastian Berhalter 2
Josh Sargent 2
Borja Sainz 2
Cameron Archer 2
Tommy Conway 2
Jovon Makama 1
Sam Greenwood 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC 2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC 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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-08 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Millwall FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-18 Norwich City FC 3–5 Portsmouth FC L 2025-04-11 Burnley FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2025-04-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.13 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC55% Draw23% Norwich City FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Norwich City FC
45%
Middlesbrough FC or Norwich City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC41% Draw40% Norwich City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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