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Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Norwich City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 12:30 UTC Carrow Road HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'
Emiliano Buendia 41' Y
Emiliano Buendia 67' R
Y 73' George Saville
Y 90' Jonathan Howson

Overview

Match Preview

Norwich City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Carrow Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
  • Referee Andy Woolmer
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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
2021-01-30 Norwich City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2019-03-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D
23 Jan Barnsley FC A 0–1 L
20 Jan Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
16 Jan Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
09 Jan Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
27 Jan Rotherham United FC H 0–3 L
24 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
20 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
16 Jan Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
09 Jan Brentford FC A 1–2 L

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' Norwich City FC have kicked off against Middlesbrough FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Todd Cantwell, as he is very good at scoring at Carrow Road with 8 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 20' Chuba Akpom has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paddy McNair is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Norwich City FC. Emiliano Buendia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Norwich City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chuba Akpom is hanging Yannick Bolasie on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Netherlands international Tim Krul has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' Emiliano Buendia picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Mario Vrancic exits the field as Przemyslaw Placheta enters on 70.
  • 73' George Saville has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Norwich City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Onel Hernandez is hanging Todd Cantwell on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Darnell Fisher exits the field as Hayden Coulson enters on 86.
  • 87' Norwich City FC make a change. Teemu Pukki trudges off to be replaced by Adam Idah on 87 minutes.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Duncan Watmore. He replaces Dael Fry on 89 minute.
  • 90' Jonathan Howson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Borja Sainz 2
Cameron Archer 2
Tommy Conway 2
Teemu Pukki 2
Josh Sargent 2
Matty Crooks 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath 1
Riley McGree 1

Head to Head

2021-01-30 Norwich City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2019-03-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC 2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC

Norwich City FC Form

2021-01-30 Norwich City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-01-23 Barnsley FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2021-01-20 Norwich City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-01-16 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W 2021-01-09 Norwich City FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-01-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-01-30 Norwich City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-01-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC L 2021-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-01-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-01-09 Brentford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.45 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC36% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 50%
50%
± 1.5 19%
81%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
64%
Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC
53%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC13% Draw80% Middlesbrough FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
19%
0 – 1
11.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 1
1.9%
0 – 2
1.7%
1 – 2
1.2%
3 – 0
0.6%
2 – 2
0.4%
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% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 21% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+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
74% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓

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