Birmingham vs Middlesbrough stats and head-to-head

2021-22. Tue, 15 Mar 2022

BirminghamHome

02Full time, half-time 0–1

MiddlesbroughAway

Middlesbrough won by 2 goals.

LLDDLLeague form, oldest to newestLDWWL

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

St Andrew's. Photo: Bruker:TuborgLight, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Birmingham have 18 scored home results and Middlesbrough 18 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Birmingham at home: 1.28 points per match (18 measured matches); Middlesbrough away: 1.00 points per match (18 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Birmingham scored 1.17 per home match (18 measured matches); Middlesbrough scored 0.94 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.23 per club appearance across 868 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 17 of 36 pooled club appearances (47.2%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 9. Birmingham: 3 wins; Middlesbrough: 5 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01

Second half01

The match in numbers

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

8Shots10
0Shots on target5
5Corners7
14Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
1Red cards0

From shots to goals

Birmingham

Shots8
On target0
Goals0

0% of shots on target.

Middlesbrough

Shots10
On target5
Goals2

50% of shots on target, 40% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

9 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Birmingham wins

Draws

Middlesbrough wins

Goals / meeting

2.22

20 goals in 9 meetings

Both scored

44%

4 of 9 meetings

Over 1.5

67%

6 of 9 meetings

Over 2.5

33%

3 of 9 meetings

Over 3.5

11%

1 of 9 meetings

Birmingham clean sheets

22%

2 of 9 meetings

Middlesbrough clean sheets

33%

3 of 9 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.33

9 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.22

9 with card data

Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 30 Oct 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-220–2HT 0–0
Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 16 Jan 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-210–1HT 0–1
Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 19 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-211–4HT 1–2
Middlesbrough v BirminghamTue, 21 Jan 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–1
Birmingham v MiddlesbroughFri, 4 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-202–1HT 1–0
Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 12 Jan 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–2HT 0–1
Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 11 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-191–0HT 1–0
Birmingham v MiddlesbroughTue, 6 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-180–1HT 0–1
Middlesbrough v BirminghamWed, 22 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-182–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Birmingham at homeWDLDDD

Sat, 19 Septv Middlesbrough2–2C 5–3 · Y 2–0
Sun, 6 Septv Wolves2–2C 8–4 · Y 2–1
Tue, 1 Septv Southampton1–1C 3–5 · Y 3–2
Tue, 25 Augv Brentford1–6C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Augv Bristol City2–2C 7–3 · Y 2–1
Sat, 25 Aprv Bristol City2–1C 6–5 · Y 3–1

Middlesbrough awayLWDWLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ Birmingham2–2C 3–5 · Y 0–2
Tue, 8 Sept@ Crystal Palace0–3C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Sept@ QPR1–0C 3–12 · Y 2–1
Wed, 2 Sept@ Burnley1–1C 1–5 · Y 2–2
Tue, 25 Aug@ Doncaster3–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Aug@ Blackburn1–2C 10–2 · Y 1–4

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Birmingham at home, Middlesbrough away

48%
Both teams scored
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
85%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
23 + 23 matches
76%
Over 1.5 goals
League 72%
23 + 23 matches
50%
Over 2.5 goals
League 47%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 24%
23 + 23 matches
11%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.5
Avg total goals
League 2.51
23 + 23 matches
59%
1st half over 0.5
League 65%
23 + 23 matches
24%
1st half over 1.5
League 27%
23 + 23 matches
9.7
Corners per match
League 9.75
23 + 23 matches
59%
Corners over 8.5
League 63%
23 + 23 matches
50%
Corners over 9.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Corners over 10.5
League 39%
23 + 23 matches
4.0
Cards per match
League 3.77
23 + 23 matches
59%
Cards over 3.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Cards over 4.5
League 34%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2021-22

Home and away Overall

Birmingham at home, Middlesbrough away

Birmingham (home)		Middlesbrough (away)
21	Position	7
LWLDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	WWDDL
23	Played	23
1.17	Points per match	1.13
30%	Win %	26%
1.17	Scored / match	1.09
1.43	Conceded / match	1.26
2.61	Avg total goals	2.35
48%	Both scored	48%
35%	Clean sheets	35%
30%	Failed to score	35%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

0.391st half scored / match0.39
0.571st half conceded / match0.39
0.782nd half scored / match0.70
0.872nd half conceded / match0.87
26%Leading at half-time30%
61%1st half over 0.557%
26%1st half over 1.522%
83%2nd half over 0.583%
57%2nd half over 1.548%
17%Scored in both halves22%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Birmingham at home, Middlesbrough away, this season.

Goals

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

1.17Scored / match1.09
1.43Conceded / match1.26
2.61Match total / match2.35
70%Scored 1+65%
39%Scored 2+35%
65%Conceded 1+65%
57%Conceded 2+35%
78%Match over 1.574%
61%Match over 2.539%
22%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

11.43Shots for11.26
9.91Shots against10.70
3.39On target for3.91
4.17On target against3.35
10%Shot conversion10%

Corners

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

4.70Corners for5.17
4.61Corners against4.87
9.30Match total10.04
70%Over 7.570%
52%Over 8.565%
44%Over 9.557%
35%Over 10.548%
30%Over 11.544%

Cards

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

1.57Cards for2.70
1.57Cards against2.22
3.13Match total4.91
70%Over 2.596%
48%Over 3.570%
22%Over 4.548%
4%Over 5.539%
12.13Fouls committed10.30

Referee this season

D Bond

Matches

Cards / match

3.60

10 matches

Over 3.5 cards

60%

10 matches

Over 4.5 cards

30%

10 matches

Fouls / match

23.20

10 matches

The table, 2021-22

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton	46	8	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn	46	9	69
9	Millwall	46	8	69
19	Cardiff	46	-18	53
20	Hull	46	-13	51
21	Birmingham	46	-25	47
22	Reading	46	-33	47
23	Peterboro	46	-44	37

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