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Middlesbrough travel to take on Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Boro have recorded 5 wins, and Norwich City have come away with 11 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Norwich City was back in January 2005, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4 - 4 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Norwich City | 4 - 4 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 22 Mar | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 3 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 08 May | Middlesbrough | 3 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 31 Oct | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 30 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Canaries in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Boro have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Norwich City's total of 20 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Npower Championship. Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Canaries, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |