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Middlesbrough v Norwich, EFL Championship, Sat, 12 Sept 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Matchday 7. Sat, 12 Sept 2026

MiddlesbroughHome
43Full time, half-time 3–1
NorwichAway

Middlesbrough won by 1 goal.

WWDDWLeague form, oldest to newestWWLLL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 2 scored home results and Norwich 3 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 3.00 points per match (2 measured matches); Norwich away: 1.00 points per match (3 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 2.50 per home match (2 measured matches); Norwich scored 1.00 away (3). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.42 per club appearance across 146 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 3 of 5 pooled club appearances (60.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Middlesbrough: 6 wins; Norwich: 1 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half31
Second half12

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 17Shots13
  • 6Shots on target5
  • 2.07xG1.62
  • 3Corners5
  • 13Fouls9
  • 2Yellow cards1
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

xG 2.07
  • Shots17
  • On target6
  • Goals4

35% of shots on target, 67% of those scored.

Norwich

xG 1.62
  • Shots13
  • On target5
  • Goals3

38% of shots on target, 60% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

6
Middlesbrough wins
3
Draws
1
Norwich wins
Goals / meeting
2.70
27 goals in 10 meetings
Both scored
60%
6 of 10 meetings
Over 1.5
60%
6 of 10 meetings
Over 2.5
60%
6 of 10 meetings
Over 3.5
30%
3 of 10 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
30%
3 of 10 meetings
Norwich clean sheets
30%
3 of 10 meetings
Corners / meeting
8.40
10 with corner data
Cards / meeting
3.20
10 with card data
  1. Middlesbrough v NorwichSat, 31 Jan 2026 · EFL Championship 2025-261–0HT 1–0
  2. Norwich v MiddlesbroughSat, 23 Aug 2025 · EFL Championship 2025-261–2HT 0–2
  3. Middlesbrough v NorwichSat, 26 Apr 2025 · EFL Championship 2024-250–0HT 0–0
  4. Norwich v MiddlesbroughSun, 27 Oct 2024 · EFL Championship 2024-253–3HT 1–3
  5. Middlesbrough v NorwichWed, 6 Mar 2024 · EFL Championship 2023-243–1HT 2–1
  6. Norwich v MiddlesbroughTue, 24 Oct 2023 · EFL Championship 2023-241–2HT 0–0
  7. Middlesbrough v NorwichFri, 14 Apr 2023 · EFL Championship 2022-235–1HT 4–1
  8. Norwich v MiddlesbroughSat, 12 Nov 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-231–2HT 1–0
  9. Norwich v MiddlesbroughSat, 30 Jan 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-210–0HT 0–0
  10. Middlesbrough v NorwichSat, 21 Nov 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-210–1HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW
Norwich awayWLWLLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Norwich away
  • 70%
    Both teams scored
    League 67%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 80%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 80%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 62%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 50%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 34%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 20%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 3.7
    Avg total goals
    League 2.85
    5 + 5 matches
  • 80%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 79%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 40%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 40%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 10.5
    Corners per match
    League 10.60
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 71%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 59%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 49%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 3.1
    Cards per match
    League 3.92
    4 + 4 matches
  • 38%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 48%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 25%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 36%
    4 + 4 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Norwich away
Middlesbrough (home)Norwich (away)
2Position18
WWWDWLast 5, oldest to newestLLWLL
5Played5
2.60Points per match0.60
80%Win %20%
2.40Scored / match1.40
1.40Conceded / match2.20
3.80Avg total goals3.60
80%Both scored60%
20%Clean sheets0%
0%Failed to score40%
2.07xG for1.72
1.32xG against1.44

Half by half

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 0.601st half scored / match0.80
  • 0.801st half conceded / match1.20
  • 1.802nd half scored / match0.60
  • 0.602nd half conceded / match1.00
  • 20%Leading at half-time40%
  • 60%1st half over 0.5100%
  • 40%1st half over 1.540%
  • 100%2nd half over 0.580%
  • 80%2nd half over 1.560%
  • 20%Scored in both halves40%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Norwich away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 2.40Scored / match1.40
  • 1.40Conceded / match2.20
  • 3.80Match total / match3.60
  • 100%Scored 1+60%
  • 80%Scored 2+40%
  • 80%Conceded 1+100%
  • 40%Conceded 2+60%
  • 80%Match over 1.580%
  • 80%Match over 2.580%
  • 60%Match over 3.540%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 19.25Shots for13.75
  • 11.50Shots against13.25
  • 6.50On target for5.25
  • 3.75On target against4.75
  • 14%Shot conversion11%
  • 2.07xG for1.72
  • 1.32xG against1.44

Corners

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 7.25Corners for4.25
  • 4.25Corners against5.25
  • 11.50Match total9.50
  • 100%Over 7.5100%
  • 75%Over 8.550%
  • 75%Over 9.550%
  • 50%Over 10.550%
  • 50%Over 11.50%

Cards

MiddlesbroughNorwich
  • 0.75Cards for2.50
  • 1.25Cards against1.75
  • 2.00Match total4.25
  • 25%Over 2.5100%
  • 0%Over 3.575%
  • 0%Over 4.550%
  • 0%Over 5.50%
  • 10.75Fouls committed10.00
Referee this season
A Herczeg
Matches
4
Cards / match
3.50
4 matches
Over 3.5 cards
25%
4 matches
Over 4.5 cards
25%
4 matches
Fouls / match
22.50
4 matches

The table, 2026-27

#ClubPGDPts
1Swansea9820
2Middlesbrough9518
3West Ham91116
4Stoke9216
16Lincoln9-411
17Bolton9-510
18Norwich9-29
19Portsmouth7-18
20Watford9-78
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