Thursday , 2 July 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

10
1
3
Middlesbrough FC 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Leicester City FC A 1–1 D
01 Nov Watford FC A 0–3 L
25 Oct Wrexham AFC H 1–1 D
22 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
17 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Millwall FC H 4–0 W
01 Nov Portsmouth FC H 4–0 W
25 Oct Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
21 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–0 W
18 Oct Hull City AFC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Birmingham City FC
#5 Position #10
80 Points 64
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
72 Scored 57
47 Conceded 56
+25 GD +1
1.74 PPG 1.39
48% Win % 37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Britt Assombalonga 3
Scott Hogan 2
Lewis Wing 2
Chuba Akpom 2
Matty Crooks 2
George Saville 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
Che Adams 1

Head to Head

2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2024-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-01-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-11-04 Leicester City FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-11-01 Watford FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-10-25 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Wrexham AFC D 2025-10-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-11-08 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-11-04 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Millwall FC W 2025-11-01 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Portsmouth FC W 2025-10-25 Bristol City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-10-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC58% Draw25% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
42%
Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC38% Draw48% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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