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

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Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison

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	Millwall FC	0	0
7	Southampton FC	0	0
8	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
9	Wrexham AFC	0	0
10	Derby County FC	0	0
11	Norwich City FC	0	0
12	Birmingham City FC	0	0
13	Swansea City AFC	0	0
14	Bristol City FC	0	0
15	Sheffield United FC	0	0
16	Preston North End FC	0	0
17	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
18	Watford FC	0	0
19	Stoke City FC	0	0
20	Portsmouth FC	0	0
21	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
22	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0
23	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
24	Burnley FC	0	0
25	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	0
26	Cardiff City FC	0	0
27	West Ham United FC	0	0
28	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
29	Lincoln 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#8	Position	#12
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

Middlesbrough FC are 8th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 12th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Middlesbrough FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
With this win, Middlesbrough FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Britt Assombalonga	3
Scott Hogan	2
Lewis Wing	2
Chuba Akpom	2
Matty Crooks	2
Morgan Rogers	1
Neil Etheridge	1
Riley McGree	1

Head to Head

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

0.78 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.35 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC48% Draw38% Birmingham City FC14%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	65%	35%
± 1.5	32%	68%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

52%

Middlesbrough FC or Birmingham City FC

62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC23% Draw69% Birmingham City FC8%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.8%

1 – 0

23.5%

1 – 1

9.9%

0 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

2.3%

0 – 2

1.6%

1 – 2

1.6%

3 – 1

1.1%

2 – 2

0.8%

4 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	28%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

70% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

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