Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 12:30 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'

Y 15' Jon Toral

Y 71' Ivan Sunjic

Anfernee Dijksteel 82' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Referee Darren Bond
Referee Derek Eaton
Referee Darren Cann

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

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

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–2	L
02 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	3–1	W
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
19 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	4–1	W
16 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
10 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
02 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–2	L
29 Dec	Derby County FC	H	0–4	L
26 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–0	D
19 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–4	L

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' Welcome to Riverside Stadium that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jon Toral on 15 minutes.
20' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' What a strike from Scott Hogan! The score is 0-1.
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Sam Morsy is replaced by Jonathan Howson on 46 minute.
51' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
56' Chuba Akpom is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
61' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' The whistle greets Jon Toral as he departs to be replaced by Marc Roberts.
64' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Marvin Johnson by Duncan Watmore on 64 minute.
69' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 71.
76' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
82' A moment of madness from Anfernee Dijksteel on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
87' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
90' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jeremie Bela trudges off to be replaced by Adam Clayton on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-01-09 Brentford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-01-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-16 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-01-16 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-01-02 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC L 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.27 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC40% Draw29% Birmingham City FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

60%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC27% Draw49% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.8%

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%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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