Birmingham v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Birmingham 1–4 Middlesbrough

Championship · Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

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

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Birmingham 1–4 Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough 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 1–4 Middlesbrough · Championship
Venue: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium · Birmingham
Referee: S. Martin
Head-to-head (last 6): Birmingham 1 · draws 1 · Middlesbrough 4 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Birmingham 2W 0D 3L · Middlesbrough 3W 0D 2L

Birmingham 1–4 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 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 4.2

Corners

against 3.5 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 3.6

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 2.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.2

Cards

against 1 / 1.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

5.2 yellows

Referee · S. Martin

2.3 home / 2.9 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. 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 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.2 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	9.4 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2.5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.6 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.75 for · 8.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.6 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.2 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Martin — 5.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.9 fouls over 10 matches (2.3 to the home side, 2.9 to the away side).

Home 2.3Away 2.9

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. 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
Jon Toral n 8	49.8	3.2 6/2	1.1 5/0	G. Saville
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	61.1	2.8 6/3	1.8 6/4	—
A. Clayton n 8	73.4	2.6 6/5	1.2 5/1	Sam Morsy
J. Leko n 8	60.8	2.4 6/3	1.3 4/2	—
R. McGree n 8	55.1	2.2 4/4	0.8 3/1	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Halilović n 8	26.4	5.1 5/2	0.9 2/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	47	2.2 6/2	0.5 2/0
G. Gardner n 8	62.6	1.8 6/4	0.7 4/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	61.1	1.8 5/3	0.6 3/0
S. Hogan n 8	76	1 5/2	0.6 4/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jon Toral n 8	49.8	0.5 1/1	0.2 1/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	47	0 0/0	0.7 3/0
R. McGree n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Iván Sánchez n 8	71	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. Gardner n 8	62.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Clarke-Salter n 8	85.8	2.8 6/6
I. Sunjic n 8	80.4	2.7 7/4
K. Pedersen n 8	88	2.6 7/6
Jon Toral n 8	49.8	2.3 6/3
Iván Sánchez n 8	71	2.1 8/3

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90.5	2.4 4/2

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. 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
H. Coulson n 8	38.1	2.4 5/2	3 5/3	—
G. Saville n 8	81	2.1 6/4	1.9 7/4	Jon Toral
B. Assombalonga n 8	43.3	2.1 2/2	1.3 2/1	—
P. Roberts n 8	39.4	1.7 3/2	1.1 3/1	—
Sam Morsy n 8	75.1	1.5 6/3	0.9 4/2	A. Clayton

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Folarin n 3	15.3	5.9 2/1	2 1/0
L. Wing n 8	29.8	3 3/2	0.8 2/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	43.3	1.8 2/2	0.8 2/1
M. Tavernier n 8	76.9	1.5 6/3	0.6 4/0
M. Johnson n 8	71.3	1.4 6/3	1.3 6/2

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Watmore n 8	48.5	0.9 2/2	0.5 2/0
M. Johnson n 8	71.3	0.3 2/0	0.5 3/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	43.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
G. Saville n 8	81	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Sam Morsy n 8	75.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Howson n 8	86.8	2.9 7/6
M. Tavernier n 8	76.9	2.5 7/4
A. Dijksteel n 8	90.4	2.1 7/5
G. Saville n 8	81	2.1 7/3
L. Wing n 8	29.8	1.9 2/2

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Bettinelli n 8	90.9	2.2 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Birmingham		Middlesbrough
53%	Possession	47%
9	Shots	6
2	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	1
1	Blocked shots	1
6	Shots inside the box	3
4	Corners	2
2	Offsides	2
17	Fouls	10
1	Saves	1
359	Passes	316
58%	Pass accuracy	52%

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
M. Colin	90	1	1	1	1	3	7.2
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	2	3	6.9
H. Dean	90	0	1	0	0	1	6
K. Pedersen	90	0	2	0	0	1	6.3
S. Hogan	90	0	2	1	0	0	6.3
Iván Sánchez	62	0	0	0	0	1	6.5
Jérémie Bela	62	0	1	0	2	0	6.9
Jon Toral	61	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
A. Clayton	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
San José	45	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
I. Sunjic sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6
M. Kieftenbeld sub	45	0	0	0	1	1	6.5
L. Jutkiewicz sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Gardner sub	28	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Leko sub	28	0	1	0	0	1	6.3

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Dijksteel	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	7
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
P. McNair	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
M. Bola	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	6.9
Sam Morsy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Wing	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	7.2
M. Tavernier	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	7
G. Saville	90	1	0	3	2	0	3	7.9
B. Assombalonga	83	1	0	1	1	0	0	6.9
M. Johnson	75	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
D. Spence sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Chuba Akpom sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

BirminghamLWWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughWLLWW

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

Head-to-head last 6

Birmingham 1 · 1 draw · Middlesbrough 4 · 2 goals/game

2020-01-21 Middlesbrough 1–1 Birmingham
2019-10-04 Birmingham 2–1 Middlesbrough
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 · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Birmingham#18 pos52 pts46 pl-24 GD

Middlesbrough#10 pos64 pts46 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Birmingham scored0.8

Middlesbrough scored1.2

Birmingham conceded1.33

Middlesbrough conceded1.15

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham and Middlesbrough?: In their last 6 meetings, Birmingham won 1, Middlesbrough won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Birmingham and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Birmingham 2W 0D 3L; Middlesbrough 3W 0D 2L.

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