VS
Middlesbrough vs Norwich has leaned toward Middlesbrough across a set of close Championship results. Middlesbrough won 1-0 on 31 January 2026 and 2-1 in August 2025, after a 3-1 victory in March 2024. Norwich and Middlesbrough also drew 3-3 and 0-0 in the intervening meetings, so the edge is measured rather than absolute. That mix keeps each new contest meaningful.
Past matches, Middlesbrough vs Norwich
Match center
Odds
Market consensus
Starting eleven
Substitutes Middlesbrough
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17D
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12D
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31G
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22F
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14M
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4D
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21M
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16F
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13F
Norwich Substitutes
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F
17
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D
6
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M
26
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G
32
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M
25
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F
24
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F
29
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D
3
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M
16
Match events
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1'⚽Mohamed Toure Normal Goal
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4'⚽Sebastian Berhalter Normal Goal (Asst: Tommy Conway)
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7'⚽Amario Cozier-Duberry Normal Goal (Asst: Tommy Conway)
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36'⚽Sebastian Berhalter Normal Goal
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45'Ashley Phillips Alfie Jones
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45'Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
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53'Riley McGree Yellow Card
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62'J. Makama Mohamed Toure
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62'Jack Stacey Kellen Fisher
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63'Myles Peart-Harris Tommy Conway
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63'Kyle Joseph Riley McGree
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70'⚽J. Makama Normal Goal (Asst: Jacob Wright)
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73'Max Arfsten Amario Cozier-Duberry
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74'Paris Maghoma Andre Brooks
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75'⚽Jacob Wright Normal Goal (Asst: Paris Maghoma)
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89'Ashley Phillips Yellow Card
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90'Oscar Schwartau Anthony Musaba
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90'Jack Stacey Yellow Card
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90' +1⚽Ashley Phillips Normal Goal
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90' +2Luke Ayling will lankshear
Stats for this game
Matchup Middlesbrough VS Norwich
Middlesbrough hold the clearer edge
The Championship scorelines give Middlesbrough the stronger direction without creating a wide separation. Middlesbrough won 2-1 at Norwich on 24 October 2023, then 3-1 in the return meeting on 6 March 2024. After a 3-3 draw on 27 October 2024 and a 0-0 draw on 26 April 2025, Middlesbrough took another 2-1 victory at Norwich on 23 August 2025 and a 1-0 result on 31 January 2026. The wins provide the advantage; the draws explain why it remains contestable.
Contrasting draws protect the uncertainty
The 3-3 and 0-0 results keep the comparison from becoming one-sided amid Middlesbrough’s victories. Each supplies a different kind of balance without allowing Middlesbrough to turn its edge into a complete hierarchy. The enduring question is whether Norwich can convert that resistance into a victory, or whether Middlesbrough’s narrow winning margins continue to shape the matchup without ever making it predictable.