England Championship · Full time ·Matchday 8

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

2 – 2 Full time

24′Luis Vasquez
45′Max Arfsten
55′Liam Millar
59′Riley McGree
63′Myles Peart-HarrisTommy Conway
63′Riley McGreeSebastian Berhalter
71′Luis VasquezMarvin Ducksch
74′Amario Cozier-DuberryJeremy Sarmiento
83′Jay StansfieldPaik Seung-Ho
86′Max ArfstenNeto Borges
86′Ashley PhillipsKyle Joseph
88′A.Malanda
88′Phil Neumann
90′Carlos VicentePatrick Roberts

St. Andrew's Stadium, BirminghamReferee: David Webb

Birmingham 36%
Draw 26%
Middlesbrough 39%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

15 Shots 15
5 Shots on target 4
57 Possession % 43
5 Corners 3
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
3 Saves 4
270 Accurate passes 320

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityBirminghamDrawMiddlesbrough
Model37.3%24.6%38.1%
Market35.1%26.3%38.6%
Final35.6%25.9%38.5%
Edge+2.3%-1.7%-0.5%

Confidence: Low

Why Middlesbrough

  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Birmingham ↓ / Middlesbrough → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 11% 8% 2 8% 7% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 96%
2+ goals 86%
3+ goals 66%
No goals 4%

Birmingham and Middlesbrough expected goals

Birmingham 1.69
Middlesbrough 1.71

Total expected goals: 3.40

Birmingham and Middlesbrough attack and defence ratings

Birmingham

Attack 1.07 +7%
Defence 1.13 +13%

Middlesbrough

Attack 1.26 +26%
Defence 1.11 +11%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough: result vs prediction

Birmingham 2 – 2 Middlesbrough

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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England Championship

Before and after this match

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Middlesbrough 38.5% 2.60 -0.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 66.1% 1.51 — —
Both teams to score Yes 67.8% 1.47 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 74.1% 1.35 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 62.0% 1.61 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Birmingham35.6%
Draw25.9%
Middlesbrough38.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.566.1%
Under 2.533.9%
Both teams to scoreYes67.8%
No32.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)61.5%
12 (either side)74.1%
X2 (draw or away)64.4%
Handicap -1Middlesbrough win20.0%
Push (exactly one goal)18.0%
Loss62.0%
Correct score (top 3)1-110.6%
1-28.2%
2-18.2%

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough stats

Birmingham and Middlesbrough recent form

newest first
Birmingham WLDDWL
Middlesbrough DWLWDW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Birmingham and Middlesbrough going into this match

league record before kick-off

Birmingham record

  • They have won 2 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 1.4 goals per match.
  • 36% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough record

  • They have won 4 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.
  • They average 2.8 goals per game at home against 1.0 on the road.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

2Birmingham wins 0Draws 8Middlesbrough wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-03-02BirminghamMiddlesbroughEngland Championship1-3
2025-11-08MiddlesbroughBirminghamEngland Championship2-1
2024-03-12BirminghamMiddlesbroughChampionship0-1
2023-10-21MiddlesbroughBirminghamChampionship1-0
2023-01-02BirminghamMiddlesbroughChampionship1-3
2022-10-05MiddlesbroughBirminghamChampionship1-0
2022-03-15BirminghamMiddlesbroughChampionship0-2
2021-10-30MiddlesbroughBirminghamChampionship0-2
2021-01-16MiddlesbroughBirminghamChampionship0-1
2020-12-19BirminghamMiddlesbroughChampionship1-4

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 35.1%, draw 26.3%, away 38.6%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.71 3.45 2.40
Bet365 2.62 3.60 2.50
BetVictor 2.70 3.60 2.45
Betano 2.72 3.60 2.45
Betfair 2.70 3.60 2.45
Marathonbet 2.65 3.48 2.44
Pinnacle 2.79 3.65 2.50
SBO 2.59 3.14 2.24
William Hill 2.70 3.30 2.40

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.70 ▼ -0.18
X 3.60 ▲ +0.15
2 2.45 ▲ +0.15

13 snapshots recorded, from .