Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Norwich City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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 .

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Norwich City FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.32 Norwich City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Norwich City FC30% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC43%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
70%
Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Norwich City FC23% Draw44% Middlesbrough FC33%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Norwich City FC

Handicap Norwich City FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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