Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

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
#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' The game is set. Norwich City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jack Wilshere will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Dael Fry has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Middlesbrough FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Stacey.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' Kelechi Iheanacho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Anis Ben Slimane is withdrawn and Liam Gibbs gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Norwich City FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' The 25-year-old Jose Cordoba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Callum Doyle by Jose Cordoba on 74 minute.
  • 78' Delano Burgzorg is replacing Morgan Whittaker for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' The whistle greets Jacob Wright as he departs to be replaced by Amankwah Forson.
  • 90' Norwich City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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
Borja Sainz 2
Cameron Archer 2
Tommy Conway 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Sebastian Berhalter 2
Josh Sargent 2
Chuba Akpom 1
Finn Azaz 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
2.56 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC59% Draw20% Norwich City FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Norwich City FC
41%
Middlesbrough FC or Norwich City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC46% Draw36% Norwich City FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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