Norwich – Middlesbrough will play on Saturday, January 30, starting at 12:30 in the 27th round of the second strongest league in the world, Championship. The match will be played on Carrow Road.
The “Canaries” have prevailed in the last 6 direct matches without conceding a goal. It is noteworthy that in the previous 5 games, Norwich won with the same score, 1-0.
The agzda team comes after a defeat in the FA Cup, welded away to Barnsley, score 0-1. Instead, things are much better in the domestic competition for “canaries”. Norwich comes after 4 consecutive victories, 3 of them without a goal and is the leader in the Championship with a total of 53 points. The group led by the German Daniel Farke has an advance of 6 lengths of the next two ranked, Swansea and Watford.
On the other hand, the visiting team comes after two consecutive defeats and 3 games lost in the last 4 rounds. It is noteworthy that in these confrontations in which she was defeated, Middlesbrough failed to score. So, the team led by Neil Warnock is on 7 with a total of 39 points, just 3 lengths away from the top 6.
Norwich undefeated in the last 12 official “home” matches, and in 7 of them did not concede a goal;
Only Swansea (6) has conceded fewer goals in home games than Norwich (8);
Middlesbrough without a goal scored in 3 of the last 4 stages;
Regarding the groups of the two groups, according to the British press, the Finnish striker Pukki will return to the hosts. On the other hand, this week, Middlesbrough loaned Yannick Bolasie from Everton and will most likely enter from the first minute.
Norwich: Krul; Aaron, Hanley, Gibson, Sorensen; Skipp, Tettey; Buendia, Vrancic, Cantwell; Pukki;
Middlesbrough: Bettinelli; Spence, Wood, McNair, Bola; Morsy, Howson, Saville; Watmore, Assombalonga, Bolasie;
We are expecting an intense match and most likely the cards will not be missing. In addition, Norwich has an impressive season and will most likely be the team that will put pressure on the opponent. It is noteworthy that Daniel Farke’s team had at least 6 corners in each of the last 6 games played on Carrow Road.
PREDICTION: Norwich to win @ 1,83
