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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 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

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
#2 Position #1
29 Points 29
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
30 Scored 28
19 Conceded 14
+11 GD +14
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
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djed Spence made 398 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 25' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Tavernier is hanging Patrick Roberts on the field on 25 minute.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Lukas Jutkiewicz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' George Saville has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' A moment of madness from Gary Gardner on 35 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 37' Dael Fry makes way for Nathan Wood-Gordon at the 37 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 47' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Josep Clotet Ruiz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 61' Daniel Crowley is replacing Kerim Mrabti for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 66' Dael Fry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 67 minute. George Saville leaves to be changed by Rudy Gestede.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jeremie Bela is replaced by Jude Bellingham.
  • 81' Ashley Fletcher does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Matty Crooks 2
Scott Hogan 2
Lewis Wing 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Tahith Chong 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Ashley Fletcher 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
1.35 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC41% Draw27% Birmingham City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

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 15%
85%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
59%
Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC26% Draw47% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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