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Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Norwich City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Adam Clayton
Moritz Leitner 59' Y
Marco Stiepermann 62' Y
Jordan Rhodes 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee James Linington

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
6
Norwich City FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
02 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug Leeds United FC H 0–3 L
22 Aug Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
18 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L
11 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–4 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Leeds United FC A 0–0 D
24 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
11 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug Sheffield United FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Middlesbrough FC
#24 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Norwich City FC are 24th (0 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Norwich City FC and Middlesbrough FC get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Norwich City FC have won 460 goals from 368 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darren Randolph is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moritz Leitner made 368 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Germany international Marco Stiepermann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Adam Clayton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' 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 Max Aarons suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' George Saville is replacing Muhamed Besic for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teemu Pukki makes it 1-0.
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Moritz Leitner is booked for Norwich City FC — Yellow card on 59.
  • 59' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 59 minute. Dael Fry leaves to be changed by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Marco Stiepermann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 70' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Hugill is hanging Adam Clayton on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Emiliano Buendia by Mario Vrancic on 77 minute.
  • 82' Norwich City FC ring the changes. Marco Stiepermann has done his job and it is now time for Tom Trybull to step up.
  • 84' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Jordan Rhodes on 84 minute.
  • 89' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Norwich City FC players.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Sainz 2
Cameron Archer 2
Tommy Conway 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Josh Sargent 2
Finn Azaz 1
Hayden Hackney 1
Aaron Ramsey 1

Head to Head

2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Norwich City FC Form

2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-09-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2018-08-25 Norwich City FC 0–3 Leeds United FC L 2018-08-22 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-08-18 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Norwich City FC L 2018-08-11 Norwich City FC 3–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-08-31 Leeds United FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-08-18 Bristol City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2018-08-07 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.47 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.31 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC33% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC19%
Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 51%
49%
± 1.5 20%
80%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
67%
Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC14% Draw79% Middlesbrough FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
48.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 1
2%
0 – 2
1.8%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
0.7%
2 – 2
0.5%
3 – 1
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 22% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 13% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
73% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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