Championship: Middlesbrough vs Norwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Middlesbrough and Norwich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the Championship season presents an interesting battle between Middlesbrough and Norwich. The match takes place this coming Saturday at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough approach round 45 as number 7 in the Championship table with 63 points on their account so far. With 44 rounds behind them, Norwich have amassed 53 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.

Form: Middlesbrough vs Norwich

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Millwall by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-1 against Plymouth. They were back on the losing side in a 2-1 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored seven goals and conceded five times.

Norwich Form

Norwich endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-1 by Burnley, before Portsmouth ran out 3-5 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Millwall, who came out 3-1 winners. Norwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Norwich

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Norwich. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Norwich

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Finn Azaz has actually netted 12 goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Norwich should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Finn Azaz to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Riverside Stadium across all tournaments Middlesbrough won five times, drew one and lost four times. Norwich claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Middlesbrough have not lost to Norwich in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Norwich scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Norwich played. Norwich managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Middlesbrough have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Norwich.

Total goals

Middlesbrough saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Norwich, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.