Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

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

Birmingham City FC

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
#3	Position	#10
15	Points	11
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
16	Scored	12
12	Conceded	11
+4	GD	+1
1.88	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Middlesbrough FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 2-1 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Matty Crooks	2
Scott Hogan	2
Lewis Wing	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Daniel Ayala	1
Tahith Chong	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	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 W

Birmingham 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.87 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 57% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC57% Draw23% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

43%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC39% Draw43% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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