Middlesbrough v Birmingham result
Team pages: Middlesbrough · Birmingham
Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.
Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham · Championship
- Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
- Referee: England Darren, England
- Recent form: Middlesbrough 3W 0D 2L · Birmingham 1W 1D 3L
Middlesbrough 2–0 Birmingham (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Middlesbrough | Birmingham | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Possession | 47% |
| 16 | Shots | 11 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 9 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 502 | Passes | 422 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
Middlesbrough player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Randolph | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| C. Christie | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Ayala | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| B. Gibson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Fábio | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| J. Howson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Y | 7.7 |
| M. Johnson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| B. Assombalonga | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| S. Downing | 87 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Martin Braithwaite | 71 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| G. Leadbitter | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Forshaw sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| P. Bamford sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adama Traoré sub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Birmingham player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Kuszczak | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Emilio Nsue | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| M. Roberts | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| H. Dean | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| J. Grounds | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Kieftenbeld | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jota Peleteiro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| C. N'Doye | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| S. Gallagher | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| D. Davis | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| C. Adams | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| J. Maghoma | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Y | 6.7 |
| D. Cotterill | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| L. Jutkiewicz | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
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
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