Birmingham City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Tue 15 Mar 2022 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kristian Pedersen 40' Y

Onel Hernandez 80' Y

Kristian Pedersen 86' R

Y 90' Matty Crooks

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC 2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC 2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Hull City AFC	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L
22 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
19 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	2–2	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	2–0	W
12 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–0	D
08 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–4	L
05 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	2–3	L
22 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#10	Position	#5
64	Points	80
46	Played	46
17 / 13 / 16	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
57	Scored	72
56	Conceded	47
+1	GD	+25
1.39	PPG	1.74
37%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Marcus Tavernier, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
23' A stunning finish from Aaron Connolly — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Onel Hernandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' The whistle greets Teden Mengi as he departs to be replaced by Scott Hogan.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
40' Kristian Pedersen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
45' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' Teden Mengi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Tahith Chong comes on to replace Taylor Richards.
60' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
62' Against the run of play, Folarin Balogun has scored! This game has turned on its head.
67' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Marc Bola on, Neil Taylor off on 67 minutes.
72' Jordan Graham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
76' Juninho Bacuna is replacing Gary Gardner for the Birmingham City FC side.
80' Poor challenge from Onel Hernandez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
81' Duncan Watmore is replacing Folarin Balogun for the Middlesbrough FC side.
86' Kristian Pedersen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 86.
88' Isaiah Jones makes way for Lee Peltier at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
90' Matty Crooks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Birmingham City FC 0-2 Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Duncan Watmore ↑ 81'
14
Lee Peltier ↑ 88'
22
Soul Bamba
28
Luke Daniels
27
Marc Bola ↑ 67'
50
Caolan Boyd Munce
37
Josh Coburn

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
Scott Hogan	2
Lewis Wing	2
Fran Villalba	1
Daniel Ayala	1
Tahith Chong	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-26 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-03-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-03-08 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-05 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-26 Barnsley FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-02-22 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.99 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC29% Draw30% Middlesbrough FC41%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Birmingham City FC or Middlesbrough FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC19% Draw50% Middlesbrough FC31%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

11.7%

0 – 0

11.4%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.