Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Norwich City FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sun 27 Oct 2024 · 15:00 UTC Carrow Road 26,487 HT 45' · FT 45'
Borja Sainz 9' 1–0
1–1 13' Tommy Conway
1–2 40' Tommy Conway
1–3 45+2' Finn Azaz
Borja Sainz 72' 2–3
Seny Dieng og 80' 3–3
Y 23' Aidan Morris
Y 25' George Edmundson
Anis Ben Slimane 58' Y
Y 70' Riley McGree
Kellen Fisher 74' Y
Kenny McLean 87' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 3–3 D
22 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
19 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–1 D
05 Oct Hull City AFC H 4–0 W
01 Oct Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Derby County FC A 3–2 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Norwich City FC A 3–3 D
23 Oct Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
19 Oct Bristol City FC H 0–2 L
05 Oct Watford FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
28 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Norwich City FC Middlesbrough FC
#9 Position #5
65 Points 80
46 Played 46
19 / 8 / 19 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10
63 Scored 72
56 Conceded 47
+7 GD +25
1.41 PPG 1.74
41% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Carrow Road as Norwich City FC face off against Middlesbrough FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 9' Borja Sainz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 13' A goal from the Scotland international Tommy Conway! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-1!
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 383 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Aidan Morris.
  • 25' George Edmundson is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' George Edmundson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Sensational shot from Tommy Conway. Middlesbrough FC is back in the lead.
  • 45' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' What composure from Finn Azaz! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' Aidan Morris is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
  • 58' Poor challenge from Anis Ben Slimane. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Ante Crnac exits the field as Amankwah Forson enters on 64.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Riley McGree on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Doak departs to be replaced by Isaiah Jones.
  • 72' Goal! Borja Sainz scores his 27 goal in 267 matches.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Kellen Fisher. He receives a card.
  • 79' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Rav van den Berg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' What a moment for Seny Dieng! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel is replaced by Luke Ayling.
  • 84' Emiliano Marcondes makes way for Jack Stacey at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kenny McLean.
  • 90' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Aidan Morris exits the field as Micah Hamilton enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johannes Thorup

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 2
Josh Sargent 2
Borja Sainz 2
Cameron Archer 2
Tommy Conway 2
Sam Greenwood 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Sam Silvera 1

Head to Head

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 2022-11-12 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC

Norwich City FC Form

2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-10-22 Preston North End FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-19 Stoke City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-10-05 Norwich City FC 4–0 Hull City AFC W 2024-10-01 Norwich City FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-09-28 Derby County FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-10-27 Norwich City FC 3–3 Middlesbrough FC D 2024-10-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2024-10-19 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-10-05 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC35% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
65%
Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC27% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC32%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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