Middlesbrough vs Norwich

Middlesbrough

1 - 0

Norwich

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Norwich 9

Referee Stats

Ben Toner

20 matches · 1.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.45
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.05
Over 4.5 cards	10%
Home wins	40%
Draws	35%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-8).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (56%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18

Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Norwich (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 1.57 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79

PPG

1.52

1.42

1.57

0.75

1.22

43%

O2.5

52%

48%

BTTS

65%

22%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Norwich rank9th

Middlesbrough points80

Norwich points65

Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25

4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Norwich: #9 · 65 pts · GD +7

19 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Norwich last 5 away

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-6

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%

Norwich score away87%

Norwich clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%

Norwich score first22%

Norwich win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Norwich 67%

Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Norwich 24.8'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20

Norwich score away1.57 vs 1.20

Norwich concede away1.22 vs 1.40

Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Norwich score 30% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Norwich are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Norwich goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

478

374

Passes Accurate

384

281

Passes %

80%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Hackney

Normal Goal · Assist: R. McGree

56'

56' V. Kovačević

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ P. Diallo

1st substitution · For: M. Kvistgaarden

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Jacob Wright

2nd substitution · For: O. Schwartau

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. McGree

1st substitution · For: A. Gilbert

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Whittaker

2nd substitution · For: D. Strelec

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Brittain

3rd substitution · For: D. Fry

72'

72' D. Strelec

80'

80' A. Morris

80'

80' A. Ben Slimane

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Ahmed

3rd substitution · For: M. Jurásek

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Conway

4th substitution · For: J. Sarmiento

Middlesbrough vs Norwich 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Middlesbrough beat Norwich 1-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Ben Toner. It was played at Riverside Stadium.

First half: Middlesbrough took the lead at 17' when H. Hackney scored, with the assist credited to R. McGree, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. V. Kovačević received a yellow card for Norwich at 56'. Norwich made their 1st substitution at 59', with P. Diallo replacing M. Kvistgaarden. Norwich made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Jacob Wright replacing O. Schwartau. Middlesbrough made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. McGree replacing A. Gilbert. Middlesbrough made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Whittaker replacing D. Strelec. Middlesbrough made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Brittain replacing D. Fry. D. Strelec received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 72'. A. Morris received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 80'. A. Ben Slimane received a yellow card for Norwich at 80'. Norwich made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Ahmed replacing M. Jurásek. Middlesbrough made their 4th substitution at 86', with T. Conway replacing J. Sarmiento.

Middlesbrough used 4 substitutions while Norwich used 3 substitutions. Middlesbrough got 2 yellow cards, while Norwich got 2 yellow cards.