Middlesbrough v Birmingham result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 0–2 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 30 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Middlesbrough · Birmingham · Head-to-head

Middlesbrough 0–2 Birmingham — Birmingham 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 0–2 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: J. Smith
Head-to-head (last 6): Middlesbrough 3 · draws 1 · Birmingham 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L · Birmingham 1W 1D 3L

Middlesbrough 0–2 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.38

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.17 / 6

Corners

against 3.33 / 5.2 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 2 / 5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.17 / 1.4

Cards

against 2.17 / 1.8 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.15 yellows

Referee · J. Smith

1.31 home / 2.85 away

over 13 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.17 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	15.83 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.5 for · 9.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: J. Smith — 4.15 yellow cards a game, 0.38 red cards, 20.23 fouls over 13 matches (1.31 to the home side, 2.85 to the away side).

Home 1.31Away 2.85

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. 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
U. Ikpeazu n 8	37.1	3.9 5/3	2.1 5/2	T. Deeney
J. Lea Siliki n 8	36.5	2.8 3/3	0.3 1/0	—
M. Crooks n 8	89.5	1.8 8/5	0.8 5/1	—
M. Payero n 8	55.8	1.8 5/2	0.8 3/1	—
J. Coburn n 8	18.4	1.8 3/0	1.8 2/1	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Coburn n 8	18.4	2.4 4/0	1.8 3/0
M. Tavernier n 8	90	2.3 7/5	0.9 5/2
A. Šporar n 8	77.8	2.2 8/6	0.9 5/1
D. Watmore n 8	47.1	2.1 6/2	0.7 2/1
U. Ikpeazu n 8	37.1	2.1 5/2	1.5 4/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Coburn n 8	18.4	1.2 2/0	0 0/0
P. McNair n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
A. Šporar n 8	77.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
M. Payero n 8	55.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Tavernier n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	90	2.9 7/7
S. Bamba n 8	78.9	2.7 7/4
J. Howson n 8	89.8	2.6 8/6
J. Lea Siliki n 8	36.5	2.5 4/2
A. Dijksteel n 8	85.8	2.2 7/6

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lumley n 8	90	2 4/4

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. 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
C. Aneke n 8	19.8	3.4 5/1	0.6 1/0	—
T. Deeney n 8	50.1	2.5 6/3	0.7 3/0	U. Ikpeazu
S. Hogan n 8	67.5	2 6/4	0.7 4/0	—
Jérémie Bela n 8	70.8	1.9 7/4	0.8 5/0	—
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	65.1	1.9 7/2	1.6 5/2	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Aneke n 8	19.8	5.1 4/2	0.6 1/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	65.1	2.2 6/5	1 5/1
R. McGree n 8	37.8	2.1 4/2	1.5 3/2
T. Deeney n 8	50.1	1.8 5/1	1.1 2/1
S. Hogan n 8	67.5	1.5 4/3	0.5 3/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+
T. Deeney n 8	50.1	0.4 2/0
R. McGree n 8	37.8	0.3 1/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	70.8	0.2 1/0
J. Graham n 8	70	0.2 1/0
S. Hogan n 8	67.5	0.2 1/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Friend n 8	78	3.3 6/6
C. Aneke n 8	19.8	2.8 3/2
M. Colin n 8	84.6	2.5 7/6
K. Pedersen n 8	90	2.3 7/5
I. Sunjic n 8	81.8	1.8 6/4

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Šarkić n 8	90	2.3 5/3

The day’s free picks, by email

Every morning at 07:30 UK: the model’s free picks, each with its confidence tier and that tier’s settled record, misses included. No tips, no guarantees, one click to leave.

Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		Birmingham
56%	Possession	44%
11	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
3	Shots inside the box	6
9	Corners	0
4	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
322	Passes	254
69%	Pass accuracy	60%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	0	5.5
P. McNair	90	0	0	1	1	7.3
S. Bamba	90	0	0	1	5	7.5
L. Peltier	90	0	0	0	3	7
M. Tavernier	90	1	0	1	1	6.2
M. Payero	90	2	1	0	2	6.7
J. Howson	90	1	1	0	1	6.9
A. Šporar	90	1	1	0	0	6.6
M. Crooks	86	0	0	0	3	6.3
O. Hernández	58	1	0	2	2	6.7
U. Ikpeazu	41	1	0	0	1	6.6
D. Watmore sub	49	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Lea Siliki sub	32	0	0	1	1	6.7
J. Coburn sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.5

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Šarkić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
D. Sanderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
M. Roberts	90	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	8.5
G. Friend	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
J. Graham	90	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	7.2
I. Sunjic	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
G. Gardner	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	Y	6.6
R. McGree	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
S. Hogan	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.6
K. Pedersen	68	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
T. Deeney	67	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
L. Jutkiewicz sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Jérémie Bela sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	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 Middlesbrough v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

BirminghamLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Middlesbrough 3 · 1 draw · Birmingham 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2021-01-16 Middlesbrough 0–1 Birmingham
2020-12-19 Birmingham 1–4 Middlesbrough
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

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#7 pos70 pts46 pl+9 GD

Birmingham#20 pos47 pts46 pl-25 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.28

Birmingham scored1.09

Middlesbrough conceded1.09

Birmingham conceded1.63

The full post-match picture

Pro members see this match shot by shot — every attempt with its expected-goals value, the situation and shot-type breakdowns, the xG timeline, and how the model’s pre-match probabilities compared with what happened. Plus every market the model graded for this fixture.

Try Pro for £1.00 — the full match analysis

£1.00 for 14 days, then £9.99/month. Cancel in the trial and pay nothing more.

Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Birmingham?: In their last 6 meetings, Middlesbrough won 3, Birmingham won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Middlesbrough and Birmingham?: Recent form — Middlesbrough 4W 0D 1L; Birmingham 1W 1D 3L.

Today’s boards

Every fixture kicking off in the UK day, and the fixtures where the free pick leads with each market.

Predictions today Tomorrow BTTS board Over 2.5 board Under 2.5 board Over 1.5 board Home win board Away win board Double chance board

This page is generated from TACTIX’s match data by our software and checked automatically; data as of 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK. How it works → · Report an error

How our model works · Live track record · Predictions are model output, not betting advice.