Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

Birmingham City will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get a victory from this difficult battle, vs spirited Middlesbrough.

Insights:
  • Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Birmingham City nor Middlesbrough as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Birmingham City form and stats

6 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Birmingham City have to build on here at St. Andrew's Stadium in the Championship.

The spoils were shared in Birmingham City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hull City (placed 20th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Defender Roberts got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.51/10. Roberts hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Bristol City.

The manager Bowyer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Swansea City in only four days.

The Birmingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Birmingham City have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Birmingham hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cardiff City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Derby County, Bristol City and Peterborough United), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

There's been little loot from Middlesbrough's travels as they have only collected 18 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Middlesbrough only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 6 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Millwall (placed 11th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Lumley was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.84. The agile goalkeeper Lumley topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Sheffield United's place.

A quick return to home after this game, as Middlesbrough are hosting Chelsea in the FA Cup only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Middlesbrough as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other already this season, with the match result Middlesbrough - Birmingham City 0-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Birmingham City wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BirminghamS. Hogan
S. Hogan
10 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Crooks
M. Crooks
8 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Šporar
A. Šporar
8 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Middlesbrough
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
10 6 1 Won W 1 4 16
11 5 0 Drew D 1 6 8
16 7 5 Lost L 4 8 12
42 21 6 Scored S 5 17 46
56 23 12 Conceded C 8 24 40
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 92%
78% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 72% 78%
57% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 42%
27% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 17%
8% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 11%
46% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 53%
32% 39% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 33%
35% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 39% 22%
 
4.1 4.4 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 5.5 5.9
5.1 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 4.7 4.5
1.7 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.8 11.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15.7 11.4 11.9
3.6 3.3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4 4.4
32% 35% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 24% 29%
 
10.9 9.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 10.2 9.6
4 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.4 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 36 23 8 5 90 31 19 12 4 3 45 16 17 11 4 2 45 15 59 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 34 19 8 7 55 30 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 65
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 37 16 10 11 46 37 19 11 4 4 32 20 18 5 6 7 14 17 9 58
5 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
6 Luton Town 35 16 9 10 48 39 17 9 5 3 27 17 18 7 4 7 21 22 9 57
7 Queens Park Rangers 35 16 8 11 50 41 19 9 6 4 27 17 16 7 2 7 23 24 9 56
8 Middlesbrough 36 16 8 12 46 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 18 4 6 8 17 24 6 56
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
13 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
14 West Bromwich Albion 36 13 11 12 39 34 17 8 7 2 23 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 5 50
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 37 12 7 18 47 65 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 5 2 11 23 40 -18 43
19 Birmingham City 37 10 11 16 42 56 18 6 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 21 33 -14 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 36 10 5 21 42 72 18 5 4 9 25 36 18 5 1 12 17 36 -30 29
22 Barnsley 36 5 10 21 26 52 18 4 6 8 14 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -26 25
23 Derby County 37 11 12 14 36 41 18 9 6 3 25 16 19 2 6 11 11 25 -5 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 36 23 8 5 90 31 19 12 4 3 45 16 17 11 4 2 45 15 59 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 34 19 8 7 55 30 17 10 4 3 34 17 17 9 4 4 21 13 25 65
3 Huddersfield Town 37 17 12 8 51 38 18 10 5 3 27 17 19 7 7 5 24 21 13 63
4 Blackburn Rovers 37 16 10 11 46 37 19 11 4 4 32 20 18 5 6 7 14 17 9 58
5 Sheffield United 36 16 9 11 50 40 17 9 4 4 29 13 19 7 5 7 21 27 10 57
6 Luton Town 35 16 9 10 48 39 17 9 5 3 27 17 18 7 4 7 21 22 9 57
7 Queens Park Rangers 35 16 8 11 50 41 19 9 6 4 27 17 16 7 2 7 23 24 9 56
8 Middlesbrough 36 16 8 12 46 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 18 4 6 8 17 24 6 56
9 Nottingham Forest 35 15 10 10 50 34 18 8 4 6 27 20 17 7 6 4 23 14 16 55
10 Coventry City 36 15 9 12 48 43 19 10 4 5 29 17 17 5 5 7 19 26 5 54
11 Millwall 36 14 12 10 37 34 18 9 6 3 21 13 18 5 6 7 16 21 3 54
12 Blackpool 36 14 9 13 42 41 19 10 2 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 51
13 Preston North End 37 12 15 10 40 40 18 6 9 3 24 21 19 6 6 7 16 19 0 51
14 West Bromwich Albion 36 13 11 12 39 34 17 8 7 2 23 12 19 5 4 10 16 22 5 50
15 Stoke City 36 12 10 14 45 42 18 7 4 7 25 21 18 5 6 7 20 21 3 46
16 Swansea City 35 12 8 15 38 50 17 8 4 5 23 20 18 4 4 10 15 30 -12 44
17 Cardiff City 37 12 7 18 43 55 19 6 3 10 19 22 18 6 4 8 24 33 -12 43
18 Bristol City 37 12 7 18 47 65 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 5 2 11 23 40 -18 43
19 Birmingham City 37 10 11 16 42 56 18 6 5 7 21 23 19 4 6 9 21 33 -14 41
20 Hull City 37 10 8 19 30 41 18 5 3 10 15 22 19 5 5 9 15 19 -11 38
21 Reading 36 10 5 21 42 72 18 5 4 9 25 36 18 5 1 12 17 36 -30 29
22 Barnsley 36 5 10 21 26 52 18 4 6 8 14 21 18 1 4 13 12 31 -26 25
23 Derby County 37 11 12 14 36 41 18 9 6 3 25 16 19 2 6 11 11 25 -5 24
24 Peterborough United 36 5 8 23 27 72 17 4 6 7 17 23 19 1 2 16 10 49 -45 23

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.