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

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

2021-10-30 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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Marc Roberts has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Warnock might look to freshen things up shortly.
19' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dion Sanderson on 19 minutes.
24' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' Uche Ikpeazu makes way for Duncan Watmore at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from Middlesbrough FC.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Gary Gardner is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 45.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marc Roberts makes no mistake. 0-1!
56' Goal! Scott Hogan scores his 40 goal in 358 matches.
58' The whistle greets Onel Hernandez as he departs to be replaced by James Lea Siliki.
63' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
67' Birmingham City FC make a change. Troy Deeney trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 67 minutes.
68' Jeremie Bela has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kristian Pedersen on 68 minute.
73' It’s high time Neil Warnock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Friend made 388 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
86' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Matty Crooks has done his job and it is now time for Josh Coburn to step up.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
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

2021-10-30 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

1 / 4

1.62 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC43% Draw28% Birmingham City FC29%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

57%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC33% Draw45% Birmingham City FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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