Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Middlesbrough defeated Birmingham 3:1. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by M. Targett 13′, M. Targett 26′, M. Ducksch 48′, D. Strelec 60′. 6 yellow cards were shown. Birmingham had 60% possession while Middlesbrough held 40%. Birmingham had 11 shots (7 on target) compared to 10 (3 on target) for Middlesbrough. Expected goals: Birmingham 0.61 — Middlesbrough 1.07. Birmingham made 5 substitutions, Middlesbrough made 4.
Match Events
Key match events between Birmingham and Middlesbrough — 4 goals and 6 cards recorded during the match.
assist: A. Morris
assist: H. Hackney
assist: J. Stansfield
assist: L. Ayling
Rivalry since 2011
Birmingham vs Middlesbrough Head to Head Results· 25
Birmingham and Middlesbrough have met 25 times — Birmingham won 6, Middlesbrough won 14, with 5 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Middlesbrough leads the head-to-head with 14 victories from 25 meetings. A combined 61 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.44 per match (24 for the home side, 37 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.
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