Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Middlesbrough defeated Birmingham 2:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by D. Fry 17′, D. Gray 29′, H. Hackney 45′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Middlesbrough had 43% possession while Birmingham held 57%. Middlesbrough had 8 shots (4 on target) compared to 13 (5 on target) for Birmingham. Expected goals: Middlesbrough 0.61 — Birmingham 1.20. Middlesbrough made 5 substitutions, Birmingham made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Middlesbrough and Birmingham — 3 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.
assist: C. Brittain
assist: A. Morris
Rivalry since 2011
Middlesbrough vs Birmingham Head to Head Results· 25
Middlesbrough and Birmingham have met 25 times — Middlesbrough won 14, Birmingham won 6, with 5 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Middlesbrough leads the head-to-head with 14 victories from 25 meetings. A combined 62 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.48 per match (38 for the home side, 24 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (48%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 11 games (44%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Middlesbrough are currently unbeaten in the last 6 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–4 in 2020.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 12 May 2026