Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Birmingham City FC

Sat 30 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Dion Sanderson

Y 45' Gary Gardner

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–2	L
23 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
20 Oct	Barnsley FC	H	2–0	W
16 Oct	Peterborough United FC	H	2–0	W
02 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L
28 Sep	Sheffield United FC	H	2–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–0	W
23 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
20 Oct	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
02 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	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' The ball is rolling at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Marcus Tavernier has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Jordan Graham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
19' Dion Sanderson was booked on 19.
24' Ivan Sunjic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
29' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' 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.
41' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duncan Watmore is hanging Uche Ikpeazu on the field on 41 minute.
45' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Gary Gardner will be fuming at that decision.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marc Roberts makes it 0-1.
56' What a moment for Scott Hogan! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
58' James Lea Siliki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 58 minute.
63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
67' The crowd applauds Troy Deeney as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
68' The supporters are chanting for Jeremie Bela. He replaces Kristian Pedersen on 68 minute.
73' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
83' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Gary Gardner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
86' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Josh Coburn comes on to replace Matty Crooks.
Full Time. Birmingham City FC beats Middlesbrough FC

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-10-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-10-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-10-02 Hull City AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.54 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC29% Draw44% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes19% 0% No81%

Avg goals/match: 1.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	62%	38%
± 1.5	29%	71%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

71%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

56%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC14% Draw72% Birmingham City FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

38.2%

1 – 0

17%

0 – 1

15.9%

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2.8%

1 – 2

2.6%

2 – 2

0.9%

3 – 0

0.8%

0 – 3

0.6%

3 – 1

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	20%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	19%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

59% ✓

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