Birmingham City FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

0 – 1

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Middlesbrough FC

Tue 12 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Riley McGree

Y 23' Jonny Howson

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1 Graham Kane
Assistant 2 James Wilson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Middlesbrough FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
09 Mar	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Southampton FC	H	3–4	L
24 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–3	L
17 Feb	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W
02 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	0–2	L
24 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–2	L
17 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC		Middlesbrough FC
#1	Position	#2
29	Points	29
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
28	Scored	30
14	Conceded	19
+14	GD	+11
1.93	PPG	1.93
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Riley McGree makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Middlesbrough FC are in front.
19' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Cody Drameh on, Marc Roberts off on 19 minutes.
23' A moment of madness from Jonny Howson on 23 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
28' Lewis O'Brien has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
33' Marc Roberts has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' With 5 assists to his name this season, Finn Azaz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
43' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The whistle greets Koji Miyoshi as he departs to be replaced by George Hall.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Greenwood made 368 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
66' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Marcus Forss is replaced by Sam Greenwood.
70' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jordan James is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 70 minute.
72' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 72 minute. Riley McGree leaves to be changed by Finn Azaz.
77' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Tyler Roberts on, Alex Pritchard off on 77 minutes.
82' England international Alex Pritchard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
87' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Middlesbrough FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Juninho Bacuna ↑ 46'
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 70'
20
Gary Gardner
8
Tyler Roberts ↑ 77'
34
Ivan Sunjic
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 19'
23
Emmanuel Longelo
35
George Hall ↑ 46'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Lewis Wing	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
Scott Hogan	2
Aaron Connolly	1
Odin Bailey	1
Folarin Balogun	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC L 2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.27 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC30% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

70%

Birmingham City FC or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC24% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC29%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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