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Middlesbrough v Birmingham, EFL Championship, Sat, 30 Oct 2021: statistics and head to head

2021-22. Sat, 30 Oct 2021

MiddlesbroughHome
02Full time, half-time 0–0
BirminghamAway

Birmingham won by 2 goals.

LDWWLLeague form, oldest to newestLLDDL

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 7 scored home results and Birmingham 7 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Middlesbrough at home: 1.86 points per match (7 measured matches); Birmingham away: 1.14 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Middlesbrough scored 1.71 per home match (7 measured matches); Birmingham scored 1.00 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.27 per club appearance across 340 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 5 of 14 pooled club appearances (35.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Middlesbrough: 5 wins; Birmingham: 2 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 half00
Second half02

The match in numbers

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 11Shots8
  • 3Shots on target3
  • 9Corners0
  • 9Fouls15
  • 0Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Middlesbrough

  • Shots11
  • On target3
  • Goals0

27% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Birmingham

  • Shots8
  • On target3
  • Goals2

38% of shots on target, 67% 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.

8 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
2
Birmingham wins
Goals / meeting
2.25
18 goals in 8 meetings
Both scored
50%
4 of 8 meetings
Over 1.5
63%
5 of 8 meetings
Over 2.5
38%
3 of 8 meetings
Over 3.5
13%
1 of 8 meetings
Middlesbrough clean sheets
38%
3 of 8 meetings
Birmingham clean sheets
13%
1 of 8 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.50
8 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.13
8 with card data
  1. Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 16 Jan 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-210–1HT 0–1
  2. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 19 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-211–4HT 1–2
  3. Middlesbrough v BirminghamTue, 21 Jan 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–1
  4. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughFri, 4 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-202–1HT 1–0
  5. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughSat, 12 Jan 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–2HT 0–1
  6. Middlesbrough v BirminghamSat, 11 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-191–0HT 1–0
  7. Birmingham v MiddlesbroughTue, 6 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-180–1HT 0–1
  8. 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
Both clubs, all matches this season
  • 48%
    Both teams scored
    League 49%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 89%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 92%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 77%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 72%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 47%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 47%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 24%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 24%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.51
    46 + 46 matches
  • 65%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 65%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 27%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 27%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 9.75
    46 + 46 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 63%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 57%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 52%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 45%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 3.9
    Cards per match
    League 3.77
    46 + 46 matches
  • 57%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 52%
    46 + 46 matches
  • 36%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 34%
    46 + 46 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 awayOverall
Both clubs, all matches this season
MiddlesbroughBirmingham
7Position21
LDWWLLast 5, oldest to newestLLDDL
46Played46
1.52Points per match1.02
43%Win %24%
1.28Scored / match1.09
1.09Conceded / match1.63
2.37Avg total goals2.72
48%Both scored48%
35%Clean sheets30%
26%Failed to score35%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 0.591st half scored / match0.41
  • 0.301st half conceded / match0.72
  • 0.702nd half scored / match0.67
  • 0.782nd half conceded / match0.91
  • 41%Leading at half-time24%
  • 63%1st half over 0.567%
  • 22%1st half over 1.533%
  • 83%2nd half over 0.580%
  • 46%2nd half over 1.550%
  • 28%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Both clubs, every match this season.

Goals

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 1.28Scored / match1.09
  • 1.09Conceded / match1.63
  • 2.37Match total / match2.72
  • 74%Scored 1+65%
  • 44%Scored 2+33%
  • 65%Conceded 1+70%
  • 28%Conceded 2+54%
  • 76%Match over 1.578%
  • 39%Match over 2.554%
  • 20%Match over 3.528%

Shots and xG

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 11.80Shots for11.54
  • 9.76Shots against11.20
  • 4.30On target for3.52
  • 3.13On target against4.37
  • 11%Shot conversion9%

Corners

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 5.93Corners for4.37
  • 4.41Corners against5.28
  • 10.35Match total9.65
  • 76%Over 7.572%
  • 67%Over 8.563%
  • 61%Over 9.552%
  • 52%Over 10.537%
  • 46%Over 11.533%

Cards

MiddlesbroughBirmingham
  • 2.26Cards for1.85
  • 2.30Cards against1.39
  • 4.57Match total3.24
  • 89%Over 2.565%
  • 67%Over 3.546%
  • 48%Over 4.524%
  • 33%Over 5.513%
  • 10.22Fouls committed12.17
Referee this season
J Smith
Matches
25
Cards / match
3.60
25 matches
Over 3.5 cards
44%
25 matches
Over 4.5 cards
28%
25 matches
Fouls / match
23.00
25 matches

The table, 2021-22

#ClubPGDPts
5Sheffield United461875
6Luton46875
7Middlesbrough46970
8Blackburn46969
9Millwall46869
19Cardiff46-1853
20Hull46-1351
21Birmingham46-2547
22Reading46-3347
23Peterboro46-4437
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