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Middlesbrough v Birmingham, EFL Championship, Sat, 16 Jan 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sat, 16 Jan 2021

MiddlesbroughHome
01Full time, half-time 0–1
BirminghamAway

Birmingham won by 1 goal.

LWWDLLeague form, oldest to newestWDWLL

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

Riverside Stadium. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Middlesbrough have 10 scored home results and Birmingham 11 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 2.30 points per match (10 measured matches); Birmingham away: 1.36 points per match (11 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.50 per home match (10 measured matches); Birmingham scored 0.82 away (11). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.11 per club appearance across 542 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 8 of 21 pooled club appearances (38.1%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 7. Middlesbrough: 5 wins; Birmingham: 1 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 half00

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 8Shots6
  • 3Shots on target2
  • 6Corners4
  • 12Fouls16
  • 1Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

  • Shots8
  • On target3
  • Goals0

38% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Birmingham

  • Shots6
  • On target2
  • Goals1

33% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

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

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

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.

7 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.

5
Middlesbrough wins
1
Draws
1
Birmingham wins
Goals / meeting
2.43
17 goals in 7 meetings
Both scored
57%
4 of 7 meetings
Over 1.5
71%
5 of 7 meetings
Over 2.5
43%
3 of 7 meetings
Over 3.5
14%
1 of 7 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
43%
3 of 7 meetings
Birmingham clean sheets
0%
0 of 7 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.57
7 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.00
7 with card data
  1. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 19 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-211–4HT 1–2
  2. Middlesbrough v BirminghamTue, 21 Jan 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–1
  3. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughFri, 4 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-202–1HT 1–0
  4. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 12 Jan 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–2HT 0–1
  5. Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 11 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-191–0HT 1–0
  6. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughTue, 6 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-180–1HT 0–1
  7. 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 awayAll matches
Middlesbrough at homeWWWWDW
Birmingham awayWDWLWW

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 awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Birmingham away
  • 41%
    Both teams scored
    League 45%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 85%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 90%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 61%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 68%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 41%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 13%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 19%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.1
    Avg total goals
    League 2.31
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 66%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 28%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9.2
    Corners per match
    League 9.41
    23 + 23 matches
  • 63%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 62%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 30%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 37%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.7
    Cards per match
    League 2.94
    23 + 23 matches
  • 28%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 33%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 11%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 20%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

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, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Middlesbrough at home, Birmingham away
Middlesbrough (home)Birmingham (away)
10Position18
WDLWLLast 5, oldest to newestLDWWL
23Played23
1.61Points per match1.30
48%Win %30%
1.30Scored / match0.83
1.09Conceded / match1.04
2.39Avg total goals1.87
44%Both scored39%
35%Clean sheets44%
26%Failed to score44%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 0.611st half scored / match0.35
  • 0.651st half conceded / match0.39
  • 0.702nd half scored / match0.48
  • 0.432nd half conceded / match0.65
  • 30%Leading at half-time9%
  • 74%1st half over 0.544%
  • 35%1st half over 1.526%
  • 78%2nd half over 0.565%
  • 30%2nd half over 1.530%
  • 26%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Middlesbrough at home, Birmingham away, this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 1.30Scored / match0.83
  • 1.09Conceded / match1.04
  • 2.39Match total / match1.87
  • 74%Scored 1+57%
  • 39%Scored 2+26%
  • 65%Conceded 1+57%
  • 22%Conceded 2+22%
  • 74%Match over 1.548%
  • 52%Match over 2.530%
  • 13%Match over 3.513%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 11.39Shots for9.52
  • 9.83Shots against11.04
  • 3.70On target for2.74
  • 3.09On target against3.91
  • 12%Shot conversion9%

Corners

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 5.91Corners for3.74
  • 4.00Corners against4.74
  • 9.91Match total8.48
  • 74%Over 7.574%
  • 70%Over 8.557%
  • 61%Over 9.539%
  • 44%Over 10.517%
  • 39%Over 11.59%

Cards

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 1.17Cards for1.52
  • 1.61Cards against1.17
  • 2.78Match total2.70
  • 65%Over 2.557%
  • 22%Over 3.535%
  • 9%Over 4.513%
  • 4%Over 5.50%
  • 11.61Fouls committed14.83
Referee this season
D England
Matches
9
Cards / match
3.22
9 matches
Over 3.5 cards
33%
9 matches
Over 4.5 cards
22%
9 matches
Fouls / match
25.56
9 matches

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
8Cardiff461768
9QPR46268
10Middlesbrough46264
11Millwall46-562
12Luton46-1162
16Coventry46-1255
17Nott'm Forest46-852
18Birmingham46-2452
19Bristol City46-2251
20Huddersfield46-2149
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