Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

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🕒 Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 7 · Birmingham 14
Referee Stats
32 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 41%
Draws 22%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-11).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Birmingham had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 17
Avg: 1.00 / 0.74

Points

36
Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

7
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 34
Avg: 1.43 / 1.48

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.57
PPG
1.26
1.00
GF
1.43
0.74
GA
1.48
22%
O2.5
52%
30%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank7th
Birmingham rank14th
Middlesbrough points73
Birmingham points61
Middlesbrough: #7 · 73 pts · GD +8
16 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #14 · 61 pts · GD +6
28 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L L
Points9/15
Weighted index80
Goals4-3
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Birmingham last 5 away

D W D L L
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals6-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.522%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 4%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Birmingham score away74%
Birmingham clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Birmingham score first0%
Birmingham win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Birmingham 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.00 vs 1.51
Middlesbrough concede at home0.74 vs 1.15
Birmingham score away1.43 vs 1.15
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.51
Middlesbrough score 34% below league average, while Birmingham score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 36% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 2% below 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Birmingham goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
10
11
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
3
9
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
0
Total Passes
362
338
Passes Accurate
253
213
Passes %
70%
63%

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