Middlesbrough are in desperate need of an upturn in fortunes as they host Norwich City in a midweek Championship fixture. With Norwich also looking unconvincing on their travels, both teams could be set to cancel each other out.
It has been a difficult campaign for Middlesbrough, who have struggled to replicate last season’s playoff run. Things appear to be worsening in recent weeks as they have lost four of their last five matches.
Middlesbrough head into Wednesday’ clash off the back of a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City last time out in the Championship. They saw more of the possession but failed to create much in attack.
There has been very little home comfort for Middlesbrough in recent weeks as they are winless in their last four matches at the Riverside Stadium. Michael Carrick’s men have played out two draws in that run and will be keen to get back to winning ways.
Norwich City are coming off a 1-0 victory over Sunderland in their previous Championship fixture. They were given a stern test by the Black Cats, with Josh Sargent's effort nine minutes from time proving the difference.
The Canaries have shown some good form in recent weeks and are unbeaten in their last six matches. David Wagner’s men have picked up four wins in that run and are pushing for a playoff place, sitting just one point off the top six.
A slight problem for Norwich City in the midst of their recent good form is a poor record on their travels as they are winless in their last four away matches. They have drawn the last two in that run, holding out for a 1-1 scoreline at Blackburn Rovers in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it
Middlesbrough have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/4 by William Hill to claim the win. A victory for Norwich City is valued at 11/5 by 888Sport while bet365 is offering odds of 5/2 for a draw.
Head to head
Middlesbrough have a 13-12 edge with nine draws from 54 previous matches against Norwich City. Middlesbrough have also won the last three meetings and claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Marcus Forss often features in attack for Middlesbrough and has scored five Championship goals this season. The striker is priced at 11/5 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Wednesday.
Norwich City will look to Josh Sargent to provide the spark in attack having found netted 11 Championship goals this season. The forward has also found the net six times in the last six matches and is priced at 12/5 by bet365 to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
There has been over 2.5 goals in the last three meetings between Middlesbrough and Norwich City and a similar outcome is priced at 3/4 with BetVictor. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 2/1 by Unibet.
The reverse fixture produced more second half goals and Wednesday’s clash could be set to follow a similar pattern at evens with bet365. Both teams could also be backed to score after the break at 2/1 with William Hill.
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