Middlesbrough v Birmingham City Tips, Predictions and Odds
Middlesbrough host Birmingham City in matchday 24 of the Championship on Saturday 16th January, 12:30pm at Riverside Stadium. The hosts currently sit in 7th place in the table having lost against Birmingham City 0-1 last time out, while the visitors are in 19th after their 0-1 win against Middlesbrough.
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
WIN/DRAW/WIN KEY STATISTICS:
| LEAGUE TABLE + Win/Draw/Win | ||||
| M'Boro | Scores | Birmingham | ||
| HOME | AWAY | TEAM | PLD | W | D | L | GD | PTS | HOME | AWAY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-1 | Jan 30 | Norwich | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 53 | Feb 23 | 1-0 | ||||
2-1 | Mar 6 | Swansea | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 46 | Apr 2 | 0-0 | ||||
Feb 6 | 0-0 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 1-0 | Apr 5 | ||||
Apr 5 | 1-0 | Watford | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 0-1 | Mar 20 | ||||
0-0 | Feb 20 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 43 | Mar 17 | 1-2 | ||||
1-1 | Apr 2 | Bournemouth | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 1-3 | Feb 6 | ||||
- | - | M'Boro H | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 1-4 | 0-1 | ||||
Mar 13 | 1-0 | Stoke | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 37 | Apr 10 | 1-1 | ||||
Feb 23 | 0-1 | Bristol C | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 36 | Mar 13 | 0-1 | ||||
Mar 16 | 3-0 | Preston | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 35 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||||
2-1 | Apr 10 | Barnsley | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 34 | 1-2 | Mar 6 | ||||
Jan 24 | 0-0 | Blackburn | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 0-2 | May 8 | ||||
1-0 | May 1 | Luton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 33 | Feb 13 | 1-1 | ||||
Feb 16 | 3-2 | Huddersfield | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 31 | 2-1 | Mar 2 | ||||
Feb 27 | 1-1 | Cardiff | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 29 | May 1 | 3-2 | ||||
3-0 | Mar 20 | Millwall | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | -3 | 29 | 0-0 | Feb 17 | ||||
Apr 17 | 1-1 | QPR | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 27 | Feb 27 | 0-0 | ||||
0-1 | 1-4 | Birmingham A | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 26 | - | - | ||||
2-0 | Mar 2 | Coventry | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 26 | Jan 30 | 0-0 | ||||
1-0 | 1-2 | Nottm Forest | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 25 | Apr 20 | 0-0 | ||||
3-0 | Feb 13 | Derby | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 22 | 0-4 | Apr 24 | ||||
Jan 27 | Apr 21 | Rotherham | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 20 | 1-1 | Apr 17 | ||||
Apr 24 | 2-1 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 19 | 0-1 | Feb 20 | ||||
May 8 | 1-3 | Wycombe | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 15 | 1-2 | Feb 2 |
| Games scored | 16 | 14 | |
| Failed to score | 8 | 11 | |
| Scored first | 12 | 11 | |
| Goals scored | 30 | 18 | |
| Avg. scored | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| Shots per game | 12.0 | 10.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 10.0 | 14.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 11% | 8% | |
| KickOff rating |
| Games conceded | 15 | 17 | |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 8 | |
| Conceded first | 9 | 9 | |
| Goals conceded | 20 | 30 | |
| Avg. conceded | 0.8 | 1.2 | |
| Shots per game | 9.0 | 12.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 11.0 | 10.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 9% | 11% | |
| KickOff rating |
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
CORRECT SCORE KEY STATISTICS:
M'Boro have scored 2 goals or more in 7 of their last 20 home games. Birmingham have conceded at least 2 goals in 4 of their last 20 away games.
M'Boro have conceded 1 goal or less in 15 of their last 20 home league games. Birmingham have scored 1 goal or less in 15 of their last 20 away league games
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BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE KEY STATISTICS
45% of M'Boro's last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 2, drew 2 and lost 5 of those games.
40% of Birmingham's last 20 away league games ended with both teams scoring, they won 3, drew 1 and lost 4 of those games.
The last time M'Boro failed to score at home in the league was a 0-1 loss to Norwich in November 2020.
The last time Birmingham kept a clean sheet away in the league was in a 0-0 draw against Nottm Forest in December 2020.
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OVER/UNDER 2.5 GOALS KEY STATISTICS
M'Boro's last 20 home league games have averaged 2.3 goals a game. Birmingham's last 20 away league games have averaged 1.7 goals a game.
M'Boro have scored on average at home in the league 1.2 goals a game and conceded on average 1.1 goals.
Birmingham have scored on average away in the league 0.8 goals a game and conceded on average 0.9 goals
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LAST MATCH KEY STATISTICS
Middlesbrough's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Marcus Bettinelli |
| DEF: | Dael Fry, Marc Bola |
| MID: | Sam Morsy, Marcus Tavernier, George Saville, Lewis Wing, Paddy McNair, Marvin Johnson, Anfernee Dijksteel |
| FWD: | Chuba Akpom |
In the Championship this season, this Middlesbrough XI has played 192 matches and scored 13 goals.
This Championship line-up has 516 all-time Championship appearances and 43 goals.
Birmingham City's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Neil Etheridge |
| DEF: | Maxime Colin, George Friend, Mikel San Jose, Harlee Dean |
| MID: | Maikel Kieftenbeld, Ivan Sunjic, Ivan Sanchez, Jon Toral |
| FWD: | Jeremie Bela, Scott Hogan |
In the Championship this season, this Birmingham City XI has played 186 matches and scored 11 goals.
This Championship line-up has 630 all-time Championship appearances and 34 goals.
M'Boro have won 35% of their last 20 home league games and Birmingham have lost 25% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Birmingham won away in the league was 3 games ago against Reading. The last time M'Boro lost a home league game was 5 matches ago against Norwich.
M'Boro last kept a clean sheet at home in their last game, and have kept 6 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Birmingham last failed to score away in the league 1 games ago and have missed the net in 10 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 7 league games M'Boro has won at home, they scored first 7 times. Of the 5 away games Birmingham has lost, they conceded first 5 times.
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