Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 5 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Juninho Bacuna

Paddy McNair 15' Y

Anfernee Dijksteel 29' 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)

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

2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
17 Sep	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	2–3	L
05 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Watford FC	A	1–2	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Sheffield United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
03 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	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' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juninho Bacuna.
15' Poor challenge from Paddy McNair. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' Juninho Bacuna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
23' Against the run of play, Chuba Akpom has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
29' That is a Yellow card for Middlesbrough FC. Anfernee Dijksteel will be fuming at that decision.
34' 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.
39' Scott Hogan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 8 cards already picked up this season.
44' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Tahith Chong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Juninho Bacuna is replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
51' John Ruddy is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
56' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
61' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riley McGree is hanging Hayden Hackney on the field on 63 minute.
68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dael Fry, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
70' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Marcus Forss comes on to replace Chuba Akpom.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
79' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Krystian Bielik departs to be replaced by George Hall.
82' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Rodrigo Muniz is replaced by Duncan Watmore on 82 minute.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' Jobe Bellingham is replacing Tahith Chong for the Birmingham City FC side.
The points are shared — Middlesbrough FC 1-0 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Tommy Smith ↑ 82'
18
Duncan Watmore ↑ 82'
4
Alex Mowatt
21
Marcus Forss ↑ 70'
23
Liam Roberts
26
Darragh Lenihan ↑ 70'
8
Riley McGree ↑ 63'

Coach Leo Percovich

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Jonathan Leko
1
Neil Etheridge
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 79'
6
Hannibal Mejbri ↑ 46'
19
Jordan James ↑ 88'
27
Jobe Bellingham ↑ 88'
35
George Hall ↑ 79'

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Lewis Wing	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
Scott Hogan	2
Max Arfsten	1
Che Adams	1
Marc Roberts	1

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-10-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-09-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-09-13 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Cardiff City FC L 2022-09-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2022-08-30 Watford FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-10-01 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-09-17 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC W 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.69 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC49% Draw26% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Middlesbrough 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

75%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

51%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC35% Draw45% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+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

31% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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