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Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

Middlesbrough
2 - 1
Birmingham
🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Samuel Allison 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Birmingham 10
Referee Stats
Samuel Allison
19 matches · 1.53 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.53
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 47%
Draws 5%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Birmingham outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Birmingham controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34
Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
0.87
1.42
GF
0.78
0.75
GA
1.48
43%
O2.5
43%
48%
BTTS
48%
22%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Birmingham rank10th
Middlesbrough points80
Birmingham points64
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1
20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Birmingham last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals3-6
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Birmingham score away61%
Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
Birmingham score first13%
Birmingham win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · Birmingham 57%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
8
13
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
5
8
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
9
13
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
353
454
Passes Accurate
272
371
Passes %
77%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins12
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (35.3%)
BTTS7 (41.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (11.1%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
02 Mar 2026 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3 08 Nov 2025 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 2 - 1
2023-2024 Season
12 Mar 2024 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1 21 Oct 2023 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 1 - 0
2022-2023 Season
02 Jan 2023 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3 05 Oct 2022 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 1 - 0
2021-2022 Season
15 Mar 2022 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2 30 Oct 2021 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 0 - 2
2020-2021 Season
16 Jan 2021 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 0 - 1 19 Dec 2020 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 4
2019-2020 Season
21 Jan 2020 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 1 - 1
2018-2019 Season
12 Jan 2019 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 2 11 Aug 2018 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 1 - 0
2017-2018 Season
06 Mar 2018 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1 22 Nov 2017 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 2 - 0
2015-2016 Season
29 Apr 2016 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2 12 Dec 2015 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 0 - 0