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Referee: M Salisbury
Middlesbrough
S T S T U
1–0
Full-time
Birmingham
T S S U U

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Team trends

Middlesbrough Birmingham
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 33%
33%
33%
Points per game
1,2
1,3
Over 2.5 Ø 42%
50%
33%
Both score Ø 50%
50%
50%
Average goals
2,2
2,2
Scored
1,0
1,0
Conceded
1,2
1,2
Goal diff per game
-0,2
-0,2
This season — Championship · 10/11 matches
Win Ø 24%
20%
27%
Points per game
1,0
1,2
Over 2.5 Ø 44%
60%
27%
Both score Ø 58%
70%
45%
Average goals
2,8
1,8
Scored
1,3
0,8
Conceded
1,5
1,0
Goal diff per game
-0,2
-0,2
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Match stats

Half-time score: 1–0

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 4
5 Blocked shots 6
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
6 Corners 6
2 Offside 0
11 Free kicks against 10
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Middlesbrough 22. · Birmingham 16.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Sheffield United 12 7 3 2 +13 24
2 Norwich 12 7 3 2 +8 24
3 Reading 12 7 1 4 -2 22
4 QPR 12 6 3 3 +5 21
5 Burnley 11 4 6 1 +7 18
6 Blackburn 12 6 0 6 -2 18
7 Sunderland 12 4 5 3 +5 17
8 Watford 11 4 5 2 +4 17
9 Luton 12 4 5 3 +3 17
10 Wigan 10 4 4 2 +0 16
11 Bristol City 12 4 3 5 +2 15
12 Swansea 11 4 3 4 -1 15
13 Cardiff 12 4 3 5 -3 15
14 Rotherham 10 3 5 2 +4 14
15 Preston 11 2 7 2 -1 13
16 Birmingham 11 3 4 4 -2 13
17 Millwall 11 4 1 6 -4 13
18 Stoke 11 3 3 5 -4 12
19 Blackpool 12 3 3 6 -6 12
20 Hull 11 3 2 6 -12 11
21 West Brom 11 1 7 3 +0 10
22 Middlesbrough 10 2 4 4 -2 10
23 Huddersfield 11 2 2 7 -6 8
24 Coventry 8 0 4 4 -6 4

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Middlesbrough Birmingham
13′
🟨 Juninho Bacuna
Paddy McNair 🟨
15′
1–0 C. Akpom
23′
Anfernee Dijksteel 🟨
29′
Half-time 1–0
46′
🔁 H. Mejbri
↦ J. Bacuna
R. McGree 🔁
↦ H. Hackney
63′
M. Forss 🔁
↦ C. Akpom
70′
D. Lenihan 🔁
↦ R. Giles
70′
79′
🔁 L. Jutkiewicz
↦ T. Deeney
79′
🔁 G. Hall
↦ K. Bielik
T. Smith 🔁
↦ A. Dijksteel
82′
D. Watmore 🔁
↦ Rodrigo Muniz
82′
88′
🔁 J. James
↦ M. Colin
88′
🔁 J. Bellingham
↦ T. Chong
Full-time 1–0

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

3-5-2
1 Z. Steffen G
17 P. McNair D
6 D. Fry D
27 M. Bola D
15 A. Dijksteel M
25 M. Crooks M
16 J. Howson M
30 H. Hackney M
3 R. Giles M
29 C. Akpom F
9 Rodrigo Muniz F
Bench (7)
8 R. McGree
21 M. Forss
26 D. Lenihan
14 T. Smith
18 D. Watmore
4 A. Mowatt
23 L. Roberts

Coach: G. Percovich

Birmingham

3-4-1-2
21 J. Ruddy G
2 M. Colin D
28 D. Sanderson D
5 A. Trusty D
11 J. Graham M
31 K. Bielik M
18 T. Chong M
23 M. Emmanuel M
7 J. Bacuna F
8 T. Deeney F
9 S. Hogan F
Bench (7)
6 H. Mejbri
10 L. Jutkiewicz
35 G. Hall
19 J. James
27 J. Bellingham
14 J. Leko
1 N. Etheridge

Coach: J. Eustace

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

1X2
H ✓
1,64
U
3,77
B
5,52
Over/under goals
U1,5 ✓
O2,5
2,03
U2,5 ✓
1,78
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja
BLS nei ✓

Referee

M Salisbury · 129 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,3 / match
Average
⚽ Free kicks
22,3 / match
Average

🟥 Red cards: 0,14 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.