Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Norwich City FC

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty

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

Norwich City FC 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
16 Aug	Portsmouth FC	A	2–1	W
09 Aug	Millwall FC	H	1–2	L
03 May	Cardiff City FC	H	4–2	W
26 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–0	D
21 Apr	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Aug	Millwall FC	A	3–0	W
09 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
21 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC

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

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Norwich City FC and Middlesbrough FC.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Borja Sainz	2
Cameron Archer	2
Tommy Conway	2
Teemu Pukki	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Josh Sargent	2
Riley McGree	1
Lukas Engel	1

Head to Head

Norwich City FC Form

2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-08-16 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2025-08-09 Norwich City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2025-05-03 Norwich City FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Millwall FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-16 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-04-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2025-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.39 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC31% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC46%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

69%

Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC26% Draw36% Middlesbrough FC38%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 3

5.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 4

3.4%

3 – 3

3.4%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap	Norwich City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	14%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	18%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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