Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Samuel Allison
22 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W 04 Nov Leicester City FC A 1–1 D 01 Nov Watford FC A 0–3 L 25 Oct Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D 22 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W 17 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L 04 Nov Millwall FC H 4–0 W 01 Nov Portsmouth FC H 4–0 W 25 Oct Bristol City FC A 0–1 L 21 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–0 W 18 Oct Hull City AFC H 2–3 L Season Stats
Middlesbrough FC Birmingham City FC #5 Position #10 80 Points 64 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16 72 Scored 57 47 Conceded 56 +25 GD +1 1.74 PPG 1.39 48% Win % 37% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this seasonMiddlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededBirmingham City FC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-601/–61-751/176+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Britt Assombalonga 3 Scott Hogan 2 Lewis Wing 2 Chuba Akpom 2 Matty Crooks 2 Maxime Colin 1 George Saville 1 Britt Assombalonga 1 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-11-04 Leicester City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-10-25 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC WBirmingham City FC Form
2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-11-04 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Millwall FC W 2025-11-01 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-10-25 Bristol City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-10-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.63 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.82 Birmingham City FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.45Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 83%Draw or Birmingham City FC 42%Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Middlesbrough FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.2%1 – 1 12.4%2 – 0 11.1%0 – 0 10.7%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 6.1%3 – 0 5.9%3 – 1 5%1 – 2 4.5%2 – 2 3.8%0 – 2 2.8%4 – 0 2.4%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 17% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 25% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✓Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.