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Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City (2025-11-08T15:00:00.000Z)

Championship Round 15
  • Riverside Stadium
  • Samuel Allison
2 - 1Full time

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City (2025-11-08T15:00:00.000Z)


Match review

Championship: Coventry leave it late to go five points clear at the summit

Coventry City looked like they would be held to a stalemate by promotion rivals Stoke City, but Ephron Mason-Clark had other ideas.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    43%
    57%
  • 0.61
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.20
  • 8
    Total shots
    13
  • 0
    Big chances
    3

Events

5‎’‎
Dael Fry (1 - 0)assist by Callum Brittain
17‎’‎
29‎’‎
Demarai Gray (1 - 1)
30‎’‎
45‎’‎+5
90‎’‎+3
7.0

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1

6.3

Birmingham City

4-2-3-1
7.0
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1
7.1
31Brynn
8.0
2Brittain
6.3
Birmingham City
4-2-3-1

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    43%
    57%
  • 0.61
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.20
  • 8
    Total shots
    13
  • 0
    Big chances
    3

Player of the Match

Callum Brittain
Middlesbrough
8.0

About the match

    Middlesbrough faces Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium on Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 15:00 UTC. This match is part of the Championship. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Middlesbrough and Birmingham City have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City live score with a full set of match features, including:

  • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

  • Real-time extensive stats powered by Opta: Possession, shots, corners, big chances created, xG, momentum, and shot maps.

  • The lineups are:
    Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1): Solomon Brynn - Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Matt Targett - Aidan Morris, Alan Browne - Riley McGree, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker - Tommy Conway.
    Birmingham City (4-2-3-1): James Beadle - Tomoki Iwata, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alexander Cochrane - Tommy Doyle, Seung-Ho Paik - Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Demarai Gray - Marvin Ducksch.

  • Unavailable players for Middlesbrough: Alfie Jones (suspension), Abdoulaye Kante (injury), Darragh Lenihan (injury), Seny Dieng (injury). Unavailable players for Birmingham City: Ethan Laird (injury), Lee Buchanan (injury), Scott Wright (injury), Willum Willumsson (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Middlesbrough and Birmingham City have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Middlesbrough 13 win(s), Birmingham City 6 win(s), and 5 draw(s).

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Insights

  • Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Middlesbrough haven't lost to Birmingham City in their last 5 meetings (5W, 0D).

  • Matt Targett has created the most big chances for Middlesbrough (5)

  • Have scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Jay Stansfield has the most shots on target per match for Birmingham City (0.8)

  • Jay Stansfield has created the most big chances for Birmingham City (5)

Riverside StadiumMiddlesbrough, England
Capacity34,988
Attendance26,378
75%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
13°C

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Riverside StadiumMiddlesbrough, England
Capacity34,988
Attendance26,378
75%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
13°C

Insights

  • Have scored 5 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Middlesbrough haven't lost to Birmingham City in their last 5 meetings (5W, 0D).

  • Matt Targett has created the most big chances for Middlesbrough (5)

  • Have scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches

  • Jay Stansfield has the most shots on target per match for Birmingham City (0.8)

  • Jay Stansfield has created the most big chances for Birmingham City (5)

About the match

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