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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Leigh Doughty

3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 24.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#12	Position	#2
21	Points	29
15	Played	15
7 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
32	Scored	30
24	Conceded	19
+8	GD	+11
1.40	PPG	1.93
47%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC

0-15

6/6

16-30

6/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/6

61-75

9/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden	4 G	4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma	4 G	2 A
Andre Brooks	3 G	2 A
Anthony Musaba	3 G	1 A

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Norwich City FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Norwich City FC 1-2 Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Norwich City FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Sargent	2
Borja Sainz	2
Cameron Archer	2
Tommy Conway	2
Teemu Pukki	2
Sebastian Berhalter	2
Marcus Forss	1
Amario Cozier-Duberry	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

3 / 4

1.76 Norwich City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Norwich City FC33% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Norwich City FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

67%

Norwich City FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Norwich City FC27% Draw39% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3 – 1

2 – 0

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

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%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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