Birmingham City 0-1 Middlesbrough

Recent form

Birmingham City

Birmingham City's recent form has been inconsistent, with two wins, one draw, and three losses in their last six Championship matches. They are currently sitting in 20th position in the league table, having earned 39 points from 35 games. Despite their mixed results, Birmingham has been involved in some high-scoring encounters, notably their recent 4-3 defeat against Southampton and a 3-1 loss to Ipswich. The team has managed to secure back-to-back wins against Sunderland and Blackburn, showing their potential to compete against strong opposition. However, their defensive vulnerabilities have been exposed, conceding an average of 1.83 goals per game over the last six matches, while scoring an average of 1.33 goals per game themselves.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough's recent form has been inconsistent, with two wins and four losses in their last six Championship matches. They are currently sitting in 12th position in the league table with 47 points from 35 games. Notably, Middlesbrough has conceded more goals than they have scored in their previous six matches, with 10 goals conceded and only 7 scored, resulting in a negative goal difference of -3. The team has also failed to keep a clean sheet in any of these games. However, their matches have been high-scoring, with 70% of the games featuring over 2.5 goals and both teams finding the back of the net in 70% of the encounters. Middlesbrough's most recent match, a 3-1 victory against Norwich, stands out as their highest-scoring game in this period.

Recent home/away form

Birmingham City

Birmingham's recent home form has been mixed, with a run of three consecutive wins followed by a draw and a high-scoring defeat. The team managed to secure victories against Blackburn (1-0), Hull City (2-1) in the FA Cup, and Sunderland (2-1) before being held to a 2-2 draw by Swansea. However, their most recent home game saw them lose 4-3 to Southampton in a thrilling encounter, which stands out as a particularly high-scoring match. Despite their inconsistent results, Birmingham has managed to score in all of their last six home games, averaging 1.67 goals per game, while conceding an average of 1.33 goals per game.

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough's recent away form has been inconsistent, with three wins and three losses in their last six games. They have struggled defensively, conceding 13 goals in these matches, an average of 2.17 goals per game. Notably, they suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat against Chelsea in the League Cup. However, Middlesbrough has also shown an ability to score goals on the road, netting nine times in their last six away fixtures, including a 3-1 victory over Millwall. The majority of their away games have been high-scoring affairs, with 80% of them featuring over 2.5 goals and both teams finding the back of the net.

Head-to-head

The head-to-head statistics between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough show the following:

- Birmingham City has won 10 direct matches, while Middlesbrough has won 18 matches in their encounters.
- There have been 5 draws between these two teams.
- Across all competitions, Birmingham City has won 7 matches, Middlesbrough has won 13 matches, and 5 matches have resulted in a draw.
- In the 25 meetings between them, Birmingham City has averaged 1.27 goals per match, and Middlesbrough has averaged 1.55 goals per match.
- Middlesbrough has a higher win percentage, having won 54.1% of their matches compared to Birmingham City's 28%.
- In the most recent season, Birmingham City has an average of 1.27 goals per match, whereas Middlesbrough has an average of 1.3 away goals per match.

These figures indicate that historically, Middlesbrough has had a stronger performance against Birmingham City in their head-to-head matches.