Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

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🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ R. Welch 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 8 · Birmingham 22
Referee Stats
12 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 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (17-5).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (60%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

30 / 26
Avg: 1.30 / 1.13

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-5-15

Goals For / Against

19 / 40
Avg: 0.83 / 1.74

Points

14
Avg: 0.61

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

1.48
PPG
0.61
1.30
GF
0.83
1.13
GA
1.74
35%
O2.5
43%
43%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank8th
Birmingham rank22nd
Middlesbrough points69
Birmingham points50
Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9
27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Birmingham: #22 · 50 pts · GD -15
46 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W L W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-5
Record3-1-1
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 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 2.535%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%
Birmingham score away61%
Birmingham clean sheet away13%

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 home1.30 vs 1.48
Middlesbrough concede at home1.13 vs 1.20
Birmingham score away0.83 vs 1.20
Birmingham concede away1.74 vs 1.48
Middlesbrough score 12% below league average, while Birmingham score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 6% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 17% 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)

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
10
3
Total Shots
17
5
Shots off Goal
2
1
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
14
3
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
12
0
Fouls
9
17
Offsides
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
10
Total Passes
526
351
Passes Accurate
441
273
Passes %
84%
78%

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