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

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

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jon Toral on 15.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' Scott Hogan puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
31' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
41' Neil Etheridge has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Sam Morsy by Jonathan Howson on 46 minute.
51' Anfernee Dijksteel, a Suriname , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paddy McNair made 387 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jon Toral has done his job and it is now time for Marc Roberts to step up.
64' Duncan Watmore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Johnson at the 64 minute mark.
69' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Sunjic on 71.
76' The crowd applauds Scott Hogan as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
81' 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.
82' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Bola, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremie Bela departs to be replaced by Adam Clayton.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Middlesbrough FC.

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
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
Scott Hogan	2
Lewis Wing	2
Folarin Balogun	1
Fran Villalba	1
Daniel Ayala	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

0 / 4

1.63 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC47% Draw27% Birmingham City FC26%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

53%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC34% Draw46% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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