Birmingham v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Birmingham 2–1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:45 BST · St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Birmingham 2–1 Middlesbrough — Birmingham won this Championship match.

Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Birmingham 2–1 Middlesbrough · Championship
Venue: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium · Birmingham
Referee: J. Simpson
Head-to-head (last 4): Birmingham 0 · draws 0 · Middlesbrough 4 · 1.75 goals/game
Recent form: Birmingham 2W 0D 3L · Middlesbrough 1W 2D 2L

Birmingham 2–1 Middlesbrough (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4.17 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 1.33

Cards

against 1 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Birmingham for / against	Line	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.33 for · 14 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.5 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.17 for · 14.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Álvaro Giménez n 8	60.5	3 7/4	1.5 5/3	B. Assombalonga
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	89.1	2.5 7/5	1.5 7/2	B. Assombalonga
D. Davis n 8	86.9	2.2 8/5	0.4 2/1	—
I. Sunjic n 8	90	2.1 8/6	0.8 4/2	M. Browne
Francisco Villalba n 3	32.7	1.8 1/1	0.9 1/0	M. Browne

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Bailey n 3	17.7	5.1 2/1	0 0/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	89.1	3 8/6	1.1 5/2
J. Montero n 8	25.6	2.6 4/2	1.3 3/0
G. Gardner n 8	48.6	2.5 4/3	0.5 2/0
D. Crowley n 8	67.3	1.7 5/4	0.8 3/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Montero n 8	25.6	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
S. Seddon n 5	63	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
J. Bellingham n 7	44.7	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
K. Mrabti n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Maghoma n 8	50.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Pedersen n 8	90	3.5 8/7
D. Davis n 8	86.9	2.7 7/6
I. Sunjic n 8	90	2.5 7/7
G. Gardner n 8	48.6	2.1 6/2
J. Maghoma n 8	50.9	2 4/2

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Camp n 8	90	1.9 6/1

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Browne n 8	35.9	4.4 6/4	4.1 7/4	Francisco Villalba
R. Gestede n 8	19.8	2.3 3/1	0.6 1/0	—
G. Saville n 8	49.6	2 5/3	2.5 5/3	—
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.8	1.8 7/4	1.4 6/3	L. Jutkiewicz
A. Fletcher n 8	79.8	1.7 6/2	1.6 6/4	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Gestede n 8	19.8	2.8 3/1	1.7 1/1
L. Wing n 8	69.8	2.6 6/4	0.3 2/0
M. Tavernier n 8	26.1	2.6 1/1	0.9 1/1
P. McNair n 8	90	2.5 8/6	0.4 3/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.8	2.3 7/6	0.9 4/2

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. McNair n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	88.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
J. Howson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
M. Johnson n 8	62	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Bola n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	26.1	3.4 4/3
A. Dijksteel n 8	77	2.9 7/4
A. Clayton n 8	79.8	2.3 5/4
R. Shotton n 8	90	2.1 5/3
Daniel Ayala n 8	75.9	2.1 7/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 8	90	2.6 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Camp	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
M. Colin	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.4
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.1
H. Dean	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.4
K. Pedersen	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.8
D. Crowley	90	0	1	2	1	5	5	0	7.5
I. Sunjic	90	0	0	3	0	0	4	Y	7.1
Álvaro Giménez	90	0	0	3	1	1	3	0	7.3
L. Jutkiewicz	83	0	0	7	2	2	0	0	7.4
Francisco Villalba	77	1	0	3	2	2	2	0	8
J. Bellingham	74	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	7.2
G. Gardner sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Maghoma sub	13	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.1
O. Bailey sub	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.3

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.8
Daniel Ayala	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
R. Shotton	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
P. McNair	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
J. Howson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
M. Tavernier	90	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	6.8
B. Assombalonga	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Dijksteel	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	5.5
A. Clayton	57	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Browne	57	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
L. Wing	33	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
A. Fletcher	33	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
R. Gestede	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Birmingham v Middlesbrough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BirminghamWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughDWLLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Birmingham 0 · 0 draws · Middlesbrough 4 · 1.75 goals/game

2019-01-12 Birmingham 1–2 Middlesbrough
2018-08-11 Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham
2018-03-06 Birmingham 0–1 Middlesbrough
2017-11-22 Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Birmingham#20 pos50 pts46 pl-21 GD

Middlesbrough#17 pos53 pts46 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Birmingham scored1.17

Middlesbrough scored1.04

Birmingham conceded1.63

Middlesbrough conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham and Middlesbrough?: In their last 4 meetings, Birmingham won 0, Middlesbrough won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Birmingham and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Birmingham 2W 0D 3L; Middlesbrough 1W 2D 2L.

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