Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

10
1
3
Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A moment of madness from Jon Toral on 15 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 26' What a strike from Scott Hogan! The score is 0-1.
  • 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 36' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Ivan Sunjic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Jonathan Howson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Morsy on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Chuba Akpom, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Marc Roberts. He replaces Jon Toral on 62 minute.
  • 64' Marvin Johnson makes way for Duncan Watmore at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 81' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Jeremie Bela exits the field as Adam Clayton enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Britt Assombalonga 3
Scott Hogan 2
Lewis Wing 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Matty Crooks 2
George Saville 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Che Adams 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
0.54 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 92% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC34% Draw44% Birmingham City FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 0.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 59%
41%
± 1.5 26%
74%
± 2.5 8%
92%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
66%
Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC15% Draw74% Birmingham City FC11%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
41.2%
1 – 0
18.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 0
5%
0 – 2
2.8%
2 – 1
2.7%
1 – 2
2%
3 – 0
0.9%
2 – 2
0.7%
3 – 1
0.5%
0 – 3
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 22% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 16% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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