Norwich City 1–2 Middlesbrough
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 1.2 – 1.5
- Goals
- 1 – 2
Middlesbrough won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 1.2.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Josh Sargent, 59.0 in 90′.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Norwich City
| 16 Aug 2025 | W 2–1 | at Portsmouth |
| 9 Aug 2025 | L 1–2 | v Millwall |
Middlesbrough
| 16 Aug 2025 | W 3–0 | at Millwall |
| 9 Aug 2025 | W 1–0 | v Swansea City |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Norwich City
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Sargent | 90 | 59.0 | – |
| Oscar Schwartau | 23 | 55.4 | – |
| Papa Amadou Diallo | 80 | 46.0 | – |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | 10 | 45.1 | – |
| Ante Crnac | 67 | 43.5 | – |
| Mirko Topić | 90 | 42.3 | – |
| Vladan Kovačević | 90 | 42.0 | – |
| Jakov Medić | 90 | 42.0 | – |
| Kellen Fisher | 38 | 41.8 | – |
| Harry Darling | 90 | 41.3 | – |
| Emiliano Marcondes | 67 | 40.7 | – |
| Jacob Wright | 58 | 40.3 | – |
| Jack Stacey | 52 | 39.9 | – |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 10 | 38.3 | – |
| José Córdoba | 80 | 37.8 | – |
| Kenny McLean | 23 | 28.4 | – |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Conway | 67 | 56.8 | – |
| Dael Fry | 90 | 53.2 | – |
| Solomon Brynn | 90 | 48.6 | – |
| Delano Burgzorg | 23 | 46.1 | – |
| Hayden Hackney | 90 | 44.0 | – |
| Aidan Morris | 90 | 43.7 | – |
| Sontje Hansen | 23 | 40.0 | – |
| Luke Ayling | 90 | 39.1 | – |
| Neto Borges | 10 | 37.4 | – |
| Alfie Jones | 90 | 34.8 | – |
| Samuel Silvera | 89 | 33.9 | – |
| Finn Azaz | 72 | 33.7 | – |
| Sverre Nypan | 18 | 32.8 | – |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | 31.0 | – |
| Morgan Whittaker | 67 | 29.2 | – |