Championship match preview and statistics: Middlesbrough fight Birmingham City

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Tue 21.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside (34988 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Middlesbrough holding 17th place and Birmingham City lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither Middlesbrough nor Birmingham City 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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Middlesbrough form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Middlesbrough have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.

In their previous game, the manager J. Woodgate led his Middlesbrough to a defeat in the Championship match away at Fulham. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Riverside. Prior to that, an away loss at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup.

Middlesbrough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 14 games. Middlesbrough have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Birmingham City's last game was the home draw against Cardiff City (1-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Luton Town with the score of 2-1.

The schedule is very tough for Birmingham City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Coventry City is waiting in only four days.

Birmingham City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Birmingham City have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Birmingham City - Middlesbrough 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Middlesbrough won 6 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Birmingham City has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
8 goals
MiddlesbroughB. Assombalonga
B. Assombalonga
5 goals
MiddlesbroughA. Fletcher
A. Fletcher
5 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
8 6 5 Won W 2 4 9
10 5 0 Drew D 1 3 6
10 3 0 Lost L 1 7 13
28 14 6 Scored S 4 14 34
35 13 1 Conceded C 3 24 45
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 43% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 75%
36% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 46%
29% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 21%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 21%
43% 43% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
32% 43% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 14%
32% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 29%
 
5.1 4.9 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 5.5
5.6 4.9 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.8 6 5.5
1.8 1.5 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.1
4 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
 
339 180 70 Total Shots T S 39 153 348
99 51 18 Shots on Target S O 15 44 106
28% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 32% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 28 15 7 6 43 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 52
3 Fulham 28 14 6 8 42 30 15 9 2 4 26 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 12 48
4 Brentford 28 14 5 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 15 6 2 7 19 12 23 47
5 Nottingham Forest 27 13 8 6 38 27 13 7 2 4 17 14 14 6 6 2 21 13 11 47
6 Swansea City 28 12 9 7 34 31 15 7 3 5 19 16 13 5 6 2 15 15 3 45
7 Millwall 28 11 11 6 36 32 14 8 4 2 23 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 4 44
8 Bristol City 28 12 8 8 42 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 2 44
9 Preston North End 28 12 7 9 39 34 15 10 2 3 31 18 13 2 5 6 8 16 5 43
10 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 6 10 39 31 14 6 4 4 14 15 14 6 2 6 25 16 8 42
11 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 7 10 40 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 14 5 1 8 23 23 5 40
12 Hull City 28 11 6 11 40 36 14 6 2 6 21 17 14 5 4 5 19 19 4 39
13 Cardiff City 28 9 12 7 39 41 13 7 5 1 19 10 15 2 7 6 20 31 -2 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 28 11 5 12 46 51 15 6 4 5 29 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -5 38
15 Derby County 28 9 10 9 29 36 15 8 5 2 19 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -7 37
16 Reading 27 10 6 11 34 31 13 6 1 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 15 14 3 36
17 Middlesbrough 28 8 10 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 14 13 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 34
18 Birmingham City 28 9 6 13 34 45 14 5 3 6 20 21 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 33
19 Charlton Athletic 28 7 8 13 37 41 14 5 4 5 20 18 14 2 4 8 17 23 -4 29
20 Huddersfield Town 28 7 8 13 31 44 15 4 5 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 29
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 28 5 9 14 35 51 14 4 6 4 24 26 14 1 3 10 11 25 -16 24
23 Wigan Athletic 28 5 8 15 25 43 13 4 4 5 12 17 15 1 4 10 13 26 -18 23
24 Luton Town 28 6 3 19 34 61 13 4 3 6 20 22 15 2 0 13 14 39 -27 21

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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 West Bromwich Albion 27 14 11 2 50 30 13 6 6 1 30 19 14 8 5 1 20 11 20 53
2 Leeds United 28 15 7 6 43 24 13 7 4 2 19 10 15 8 3 4 24 14 19 52
3 Fulham 28 14 6 8 42 30 15 9 2 4 26 16 13 5 4 4 16 14 12 48
4 Brentford 28 14 5 9 44 21 13 8 3 2 25 9 15 6 2 7 19 12 23 47
5 Nottingham Forest 27 13 8 6 38 27 13 7 2 4 17 14 14 6 6 2 21 13 11 47
6 Swansea City 28 12 9 7 34 31 15 7 3 5 19 16 13 5 6 2 15 15 3 45
7 Millwall 28 11 11 6 36 32 14 8 4 2 23 14 14 3 7 4 13 18 4 44
8 Bristol City 28 12 8 8 42 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 14 6 4 4 22 22 2 44
9 Preston North End 28 12 7 9 39 34 15 10 2 3 31 18 13 2 5 6 8 16 5 43
10 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 6 10 39 31 14 6 4 4 14 15 14 6 2 6 25 16 8 42
11 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 7 10 40 35 14 6 6 2 17 12 14 5 1 8 23 23 5 40
12 Hull City 28 11 6 11 40 36 14 6 2 6 21 17 14 5 4 5 19 19 4 39
13 Cardiff City 28 9 12 7 39 41 13 7 5 1 19 10 15 2 7 6 20 31 -2 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 28 11 5 12 46 51 15 6 4 5 29 27 13 5 1 7 17 24 -5 38
15 Derby County 28 9 10 9 29 36 15 8 5 2 19 11 13 1 5 7 10 25 -7 37
16 Reading 27 10 6 11 34 31 13 6 1 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 15 14 3 36
17 Middlesbrough 28 8 10 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 14 13 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 34
18 Birmingham City 28 9 6 13 34 45 14 5 3 6 20 21 14 4 3 7 14 24 -11 33
19 Charlton Athletic 28 7 8 13 37 41 14 5 4 5 20 18 14 2 4 8 17 23 -4 29
20 Huddersfield Town 28 7 8 13 31 44 15 4 5 6 16 21 13 3 3 7 15 23 -13 29
21 Stoke City 27 7 4 16 33 42 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 25
22 Barnsley 28 5 9 14 35 51 14 4 6 4 24 26 14 1 3 10 11 25 -16 24
23 Wigan Athletic 28 5 8 15 25 43 13 4 4 5 12 17 15 1 4 10 13 26 -18 23
24 Luton Town 28 6 3 19 34 61 13 4 3 6 20 22 15 2 0 13 14 39 -27 21

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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.