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Norwich City travel to take on Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 4 of the 22 games.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was back in March 1998, over five years ago, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 | LC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 31 Dec | Norwich City | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 03 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Norwich City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Boro have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
In complete contrast to Middlesbrough, Norwich City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Canaries have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 32 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 19 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Canaries are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Middlesbrough. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Norwich City | Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |