Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

Final score: Middlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham in the Championship, November 8, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 8 wins for Middlesbrough, 0 draws, 2 wins for Birmingham.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 15
Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Form: WWDWL Middlesbrough
: LWDDL Birmingham

5' ▲ M. Leonard ▼ Paik Seung-Ho
17' D. Fry · C. Brittain 1-0
25' ▲ S. Silvera ▼ D. Fry
29' 1-1 D. Gray
30' Luke Ayling
45' H. Hackney · A. Morris 2-1
HT2-1
57' ▲ K. Anderson ▼ D. Gray
57' ▲ K. Furuhashi ▼ M. Ducksch
60' ▲ G. McCormick ▼ M. Targett
61' ▲ S. Nypan ▼ R. McGree
61' ▲ M. K. Sene ▼ M. Whittaker
80' ▲ L. Dykes ▼ T. Iwata
80' ▲ L. Koumas ▼ P. Roberts
86' ▲ D. Burgzorg ▼ T. Conway
90'+3 James Beadle
FT2-1

Line-ups

Middlesbrough Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Robert Owen Edwards

31S. Brynn 6.7
2C. Brittain ⇢ 7.2
12L. Ayling 7.3
6D. Fry ⚽ ▼ 25' 8.0
3M. Targett ▼ 60' 6.7
18A. Morris ⇢ 7.2
16A. Browne 6.9
8R. McGree ▼ 61' 6.3
7H. Hackney ⚽ 7.2
11M. Whittaker ▼ 61' 6.7
9T. Conway ▼ 86' 6.2

Substitutes 9

33J. McLaughlin
24A. Bangura
40G. McCormick ▲ 60' 6.9
19S. Nypan ▲ 61' 6.6
10D. Burgzorg ▲ 86' 6.7
14A. Gilbert
22S. Silvera ▲ 25' 6.7
13D. Strelec
20M. K. Sene ▲ 61' 6.2

Birmingham Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Christopher Paul Davies

25J. Beadle 5.7
24T. Iwata ▼ 80' 6.3
5P. Neumann 6.6
4C. Klarer 6.3
20A. Cochrane 6.2
7T. Doyle 7.2
8Paik Seung-Ho ▼ 5'
16P. Roberts ▼ 80' 6.9
28J. Stansfield 5.9
10D. Gray ⚽ ▼ 57' 7.5
33M. Ducksch ▼ 57' 6.0

Substitutes 9

21R. Allsop
41E. Cashin
26B. Osayi-Samuel
6J. Robinson
14K. Anderson ▲ 57' 6.9
12M. Leonard ▲ 5' 6.6
17L. Dykes ▲ 80' 6.5
9K. Furuhashi ▲ 57' 6.3
30L. Koumas ▲ 80' 6.3

Statistics

01⚑3

⚑510

43%Possession57%

8Shots13

4Shots on target5

2Shots off target5

5Shots inside box8

3Shots outside box5

2Blocked shots3

3Corners5

3Offsides3

9Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

4Saves2

-0.57Goals prevented-0.57

353Passes454

272Accurate passes371

77%Pass accuracy82%

0.61Expected goals (xG)1.20

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0