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Birmingham City v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 19th Sep, 15:00 BST, St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Kim Hellberg pays counterpart Chris Davies a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Championship, as their Middlesbrough and Birmingham City teams face each other at the St. Andrew's Stadium. For every Championship match preview, KickOff dives into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Birmingham
43%
--
Draw
25%
--
M'Boro
32%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Birmingham 1-0
9%
--
Birmingham 2-1
9%
--
M'Boro 1-0
8%
--
M'Boro 2-1
8%
--
Birmingham 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
5%
--
Birmingham 3-1
4%
--
Birmingham 3-0
4%
--
M'Boro 3-1
3%
--
Birmingham 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
2%
--
M'Boro 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
50%
--
Birmingham win to nil
22%
--
M'Boro win to nil
16%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea4310610 
Nov 7
Jan 30
Nov 24
May 1
2
QPR4310410 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Apr 10
w
 
0-1F
3
Charlton5311-110 
Mar 17
Dec 5
Oct 31
Jan 23
4
Wolves421137 
Sep 6
Apr 10
Oct 10
Feb 27
5
M'Boro421127 
Sep 19
Feb 20
-
-
6
West Brom421117 
Feb 27
Oct 10
w
 
3-1F
Apr 17
7
Bristol C421117 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 2
Nov 21
Feb 6
8
Sheff Utd413016 
Mar 6
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
Dec 26
9
Birmingham413016 
-
-
Feb 20
Sep 19
10
Stoke5203-16 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Feb 17
Oct 13
11
Millwall4202-26 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Sep 15
Apr 6
12
Wrexham412125 
Apr 17
w
 
1-2F
Jan 27
Nov 4
13
West Ham412115 
Dec 19
Apr 3
Apr 24
Dec 8
14
Blackburn5122-15 
Mar 20
Dec 26
Mar 2
l
 
2-1F
15
Watford4121-15 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Jan 30
Nov 7
16
Lincoln5122-25 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
17
Southampton522154 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 20
Mar 13
Nov 27
18
Bolton4112-14 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Dec 29
Oct 23
19
Derby4112-24 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Dec 5
Mar 16
20
Cardiff4031-13 
Dec 29
Oct 24
Oct 17
Jan 16
21
Norwich4103-23 
Apr 7
Sep 9
Sep 12
Feb 13
22
Portsmouth4103-33 
Jan 1
Dec 12
Dec 19
Apr 3
23
Preston5104-53 
Oct 13
Feb 16
Jan 1
Dec 12
24
Burnley4022-52 
May 1
Nov 25
Apr 20
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham2 - 2Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Birmingham2 - 0Wrexham
Birmingham0 - 1Blackburn
Birmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
Birmingham1 - 0QPR
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 0West Brom
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Birmingham1 - 1Stoke
Birmingham3 - 2Coventry
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Derby
Birmingham1 - 1Charlton
Birmingham2 - 1Watford
Birmingham4 - 1Norwich
Birmingham4 - 0Millwall
Birmingham4 - 0Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham1 - 1Southampton
ABirmingham2 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 2Bristol C
ABirmingham0 - 0Sheff Utd
ABirmingham1 - 1Portsmouth
HBirmingham2 - 1Bristol C
HBirmingham2 - 1Preston
ABirmingham1 - 1Hull
HBirmingham2 - 0Wrexham
ABirmingham1 - 2Ipswich
HBirmingham0 - 1Blackburn
ABirmingham0 - 1Derby
HBirmingham1 - 1Sheff Utd
HBirmingham1 - 0QPR
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 3M'Boro
ABirmingham0 - 3Millwall
ABirmingham2 - 1Norwich
HBirmingham0 - 0West Brom
HBirmingham2 - 1Leicester
M'Boro 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Blackburn2 - 1M'Boro
Hull1 - 0M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Wrexham2 - 2M'Boro
Ipswich2 - 2M'Boro
Swansea2 - 2M'Boro
Blackburn0 - 0M'Boro
QPR0 - 4M'Boro
Birmingham1 - 3M'Boro
Coventry3 - 1M'Boro
Sheff Utd1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
West Brom2 - 3M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Bristol C2 - 0M'Boro
Charlton1 - 2M'Boro
Hull1 - 4M'Boro
Oxford Utd1 - 1M'Boro
Leicester1 - 1M'Boro
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Blackburn
HM'Boro2 - 1Lincoln
AM'Boro0 - 1Hull
AM'Boro1 - 1Southampton
HM'Boro0 - 0Southampton
AM'Boro2 - 2Wrexham
HM'Boro5 - 1Watford
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Wed
AM'Boro2 - 2Ipswich
HM'Boro0 - 1Portsmouth
AM'Boro2 - 2Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 2Millwall
AM'Boro0 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Charlton
AM'Boro4 - 0QPR
AM'Boro3 - 1Birmingham
HM'Boro1 - 1Leicester
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Birmingham since 1994
Birmingham
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
30
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
4 / 20
BIR
8
D
4
MID
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
1 - 3M'Boro
0 - 1M'Boro
1 - 3M'Boro
0 - 2M'Boro
1 - 4M'Boro
Birmingham2 - 1
1 - 2M'Boro
0 - 1M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Birmingham3 - 2
Birmingham3 - 0
Birmingham3 - 0
0 - 3M'Boro
Birmingham2 - 0
Birmingham3 - 1
Birmingham3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham1 - 0
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
Birmingham
Goals: Scored
32
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
4 / 20
BIR
3
D
3
MID
14
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
0 - 2Birmingham
0 - 1Birmingham
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro3 - 1
0 - 1Birmingham
M'Boro3 - 1
M'Boro2 - 0
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro2 - 1
M'Boro5 - 3
M'Boro1 - 0
M'Boro3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Middlesbrough have conceded in each of their last 6 Championship games. A PG of 1.5 for C. Davies's side suggests that run should continue.

Birmingham 9th M'Boro 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that M'Boro will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Birmingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
M'Boro have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
BIR
MID
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BIR
MID
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Birmingham v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4213
J BeadleP NeumannA CochraneB Osayi-Samuel
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK4
-
P Neumann DEF42
-
E Laird DEF4
-
A Cochrane DEF41
1
-
B Osayi-Samuel DEF4
3
-
C Klarer DEF4
-
J Solís MID4
1
-
S Paik MID4
-
T Iwata MID4
-
L Vázquez FWD4
1
-
D Gray FWD41
-
C Vicente FWD4
-
J Stansfield FWD4
-
A. Priske FWD411
-
P Roberts FWD31
1
-
D Fry DEF1
-
M Bird MID1
-
M Ducksch FWD1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4412
R VítekW. LankshearL AylingW. Lankshear
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK4
-
A Malanda DEF4
-
C Brittain DEF4
-
N Borges DEF4
-
L Ayling DEF41
-
S Berhalter MID41
-
R McGree MID41
-
W. Lankshear FWD44
2
-
K Joseph FWD4
-
A Jones DEF31
1
-
M Peart-Harris MID3
-
A Morris MID31
-
L. Castledine MID3
-
M Arfsten FWD3
-
J Sarmiento  FWD31
-
T Conway FWD2
-
A Phillips DEF1
-
D Strelec FWD1
-