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Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 21 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Gary Gardner

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Haines
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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

10
2
3
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-01-12 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
17 Jan Fulham FC A 0–1 L
11 Jan Derby County FC H 2–2 D
01 Jan Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
29 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
18 Jan Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
11 Jan Luton Town FC A 2–1 W
01 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 2–3 L
29 Dec Leeds United FC H 4–5 L
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D

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' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Riverside Stadium.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lee Camp, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' England international Jake Clarke-Salter has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 25 minute. Patrick Roberts leaves to be changed by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 27' GOAL! Lukas Jutkiewicz fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Gary Gardner is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 37' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Dael Fry departs to be replaced by Nathan Wood-Gordon.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rudy Gestede is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' Ashley Fletcher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Kerim Mrabti is withdrawn and Daniel Crowley gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 387 games and scored 474 goals.
  • 67' The crowd applauds George Saville as he leaves the pitch. Rudy Gestede steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 77' The crowd applauds Jeremie Bela as he leaves the pitch. Jude Bellingham steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 81' Ashley Fletcher doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Jeremie Bela, a Angola , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Britt Assombalonga 3
Scott Hogan 2
Lewis Wing 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Matty Crooks 2
Ashley Fletcher 1
Morgan Rogers 1
Neil Etheridge 1

Head to Head

2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2019-01-12 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-01-17 Fulham FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-12-29 Birmingham City FC 4–5 Leeds United FC L 2019-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC47% Draw25% Birmingham City FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
53%
Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC33% Draw44% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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