Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Birmingham

🕒 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ England Darren 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 5 · Birmingham 19

Referee Stats

England Darren

29 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	34%
Draws	38%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (16-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18

Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

17 / 44

Avg: 0.74 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88

PPG

0.57

1.38

0.74

0.75

1.91

39%

O2.5

35%

30%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th

Birmingham rank19th

Middlesbrough points76

Birmingham points46

Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22

14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Birmingham: #19 · 46 pts · GD -30

44 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-4

Record4-0-1

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

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-11

Record1-0-4

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 2.539%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%

Birmingham score away57%

Birmingham clean sheet away9%

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 home1.38 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14

Birmingham score away0.74 vs 1.14

Birmingham concede away1.91 vs 1.41

Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 36% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

502

422

Passes Accurate

424

338

Passes %

84%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	17
Home Wins	12
Draws	3
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (35.3%)
BTTS	7 (41.2%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (11.1%)
BTTS	2 (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