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

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

2021-10-30 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
#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' And we are off! Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
19' Poor challenge from Dion Sanderson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
24' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andraz Sporar suffering a number of foals already.
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' 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.
41' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Uche Ikpeazu exits the field as Duncan Watmore enters on 41.
45' Gary Gardner has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
50' Cuba international Onel Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' GOAL! Marc Roberts fires home to make it 0-1!
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Scott Hogan makes no mistake. 0-2!
58' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! James Lea Siliki comes on to replace Onel Hernandez.
63' Troy Deeney needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lukas Jutkiewicz is hanging Troy Deeney on the field on 67 minute.
68' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Jeremie Bela on, Kristian Pedersen off on 68 minutes.
73' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bowyer will be considering his options from the bench.
86' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Coburn is hanging Matty Crooks on the field on 86 minute.
It finishes all square. Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 0-2.

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
Scott Hogan	2
Lewis Wing	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
George Saville	1
Adilson Malanda	1
Britt Assombalonga	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

2 / 4

1.26 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC36% Draw30% Birmingham City FC34%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

64%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC26% Draw49% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10%

0 – 1

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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