England - ChampionshipSt. Andrew's StadiumData current as of September 19, 2026

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Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Birmingham City plays Middlesbrough in Championship (England). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium.

Recent form

Birmingham City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Middlesbrough has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Birmingham City scores 1.43 goals per game and allows 1.29. Middlesbrough scores 2.00 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 2.86 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 86% of Birmingham City's games and 86% of Middlesbrough's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 71%, compared with league averages of 66% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Middlesbrough has the higher season xG average, 1.95 to 1.48 per game. Birmingham City takes 13.0 shots per game, while Middlesbrough takes 17.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Birmingham City leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Middlesbrough leads at halftime in 57% and scores 1.14 after halftime.

When the teams score

Birmingham City's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Middlesbrough, it is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.86 goals. Both teams score in 66% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1.43Goals scored / game2
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1.29Goals allowed / game1.43
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
48%Average possession61%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
4.14Shots on target / game5.29
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13Shots per game17.86
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
4.14Shots on target5.29
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
11%Shot conversion11.2%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
48%Possession61%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1.48xG for1.95
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1.33xG against1.3
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

Shooting quality

Birmingham City: BalancedMiddlesbrough: Dominant
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
Accuracy (shots on target)32%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Middlesbrough is 38% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Birmingham City · 2.2 pts / game - Middlesbrough

Birmingham City
WDDLW
Season result split
29% W57% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-1
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-0
Last 5 at home
0-3-0
DDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Middlesbrough
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
LDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Middlesbrough is 40% better for: goals scored per game.

1.43 goals / game - Birmingham City · 2 goals / game - Middlesbrough

Birmingham City is 11% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.29 goals / game - Birmingham City · 1.43 goals / game - Middlesbrough

Birmingham City scoring profile: very strong

Birmingham City scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Middlesbrough keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

Middlesbrough scoring profile: very strong

Middlesbrough scores in 100% of games (7 of 7 games), while Birmingham City keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

10Goals scored (season)14
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
9Goals conceded (season)10
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
2.71Average goals per game3.43
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
8Goals scored (last 5)11
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal100%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
57%2 goals57%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%3 goals29%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%4 goals14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal86%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
43%2 goals43%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%3 goals14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%4 goals0%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

66%
League average

Goal patterns

43%BTTS at half-time14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
14%BTTS in both halves14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
43%Scored in both halves14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

BTTS and goal count

71%Min. 3 goals and BTTS71%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
100%BTTS - last 580%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Middlesbrough is 86% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Birmingham City · 1.86 pts / game - Middlesbrough

Birmingham City - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing
Middlesbrough - half-time state
57% leading14% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.86
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.86
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1.71Average goals (1st half)1.43
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
29%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
43%No goal before half-time43%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

After half-time (2nd half)

1.86Points per game (2nd half)1.43
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
0.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
1Average goals (2nd half)2
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
71%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
29%No goal after half-time43%
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough

Birmingham City - second-half results

43% W57% D0% L
7
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.7

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Middlesbrough - second-half results

43% W14% D43% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 57% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Birmingham City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.20
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game1.20.2
Average goals per game2.01.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Middlesbrough - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.40
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Birmingham City
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
3
5
31-45
1
1
46-60
3
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Middlesbrough
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
86%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
86%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Birmingham City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Middlesbrough

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
161%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Birmingham CityLigaMiddlesbrough
Average goals per game 2.712.86 3.43
Both teams scored 86%66% 86%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%63% 71%
Clean sheets 14%21% 14%
Goal before half-time 86%78% 86%
Goal after half-time 71%76% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.86
Average goals per game
66%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Birmingham City's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses against Middlesbrough. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Birmingham City FC
1 : 3
Middlesbrough FC
Middlesbrough FC
2 : 1
Birmingham City FC

FAQ

When do Birmingham City and Middlesbrough play?

Birmingham City face Middlesbrough on September 19, 2026 in Championship at St. Andrew's Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Birmingham City won 0, Middlesbrough won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?

Birmingham City score 1.43 goals per game on average and Middlesbrough 2.00. The Championship average is 2.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 86% of Birmingham City's matches and 86% of Middlesbrough's.

What form are Birmingham City and Middlesbrough in?

Over the last 5 games Birmingham City have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Middlesbrough 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.