Norwich vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Carrow Road 🧑‍⚖️ Leigh Doughty 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Norwich 9 · Middlesbrough 5
Referee Stats
18 matches · 2.61 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.61
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 39%
Draws 17%
Away wins 44%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Norwich controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Norwich (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-3-11

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 10-9-5

Goals For / Against

39 / 30
Avg: 1.63 / 1.25

Points

39
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.63
1.17
GF
1.63
1.22
GA
1.25
43%
O2.5
65%
57%
BTTS
65%
22%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Norwich rank9th
Middlesbrough rank5th
Norwich points65
Middlesbrough points80
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.
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.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Norwich last 5 home

D W L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index49
Goals6-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D D D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals10-6
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Norwich trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 0%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Norwich score at home74%
Norwich clean sheet at home17%
Middlesbrough score away78%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Norwich score first22%
Norwich win after scoring first80%
Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Norwich 50% · Middlesbrough 50%
Avg first goal minute: Norwich 36.0' · Middlesbrough 16.0'

Vs league average

Norwich score at home1.17 vs 1.40
Norwich concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough score away1.63 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough concede away1.25 vs 1.40
Norwich score 16% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 35% above league average.
Defensive side: Norwich are 1% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Norwich goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
563
391
Passes Accurate
483
319
Passes %
86%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals7 (46.7%)
BTTS7 (46.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Norwich vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season