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Matchday 8 · · St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough: result, lineups and stats

Birmingham City 7 · 20 points
2 - 2
Middlesbrough 1 · 25 points
  • 55' Liam Millar
  • 59' Riley McGree (og)
  • 45' Max Arfsten
  • 88' Adilson Malanda

Lineups Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 · C. Davies
1 Beadle
20 Cochrane
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
14 Solís
24 Iwata
17 Millar
28 Stansfield
7 Vicente
32 Vázquez
  • 71' Marvin Ducksch Luis Vásquez
  • 83' Seung-ho Paik Jay Stansfield
  • 90+1' Patrick Roberts Carlos Vicente

Lineup for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Millar, Stansfield, Vicente, Vázquez

Bench
  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 3 L. Buchanan
  • 33 M. Ducksch 71'
  • 23 D. Fry
  • 2 E. Laird
  • 25 K. Lund
  • 40 M. Mazwi
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho 83'
  • 16 P. Roberts 91'
Absentees Birmingham City

Leonard, Paik (injured), Priske (doubtful)

Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1 · K. Hellberg
1 Vítek
29 Malanda
4 Phillips
12 Ayling
17 Arfsten
8 McGree
10 Morris
2 Brittain
14 Peart-Harris
11 Cozier-Duberry
7 Lankshear
  • 63' Tommy Conway Myles Peart-Harris
  • 63' Sebastian Berhalter Riley McGree
  • 74' Jeremy Sarmiento Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 86' Neto Borges Max Arfsten
  • 86' Kyle Joseph Ashley Phillips

Lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Malanda, Phillips, Ayling, Arfsten, McGree, Morris, Brittain, Peart-Harris, Cozier-Duberry, Lankshear

Bench
  • 22 K. Joseph 86'
  • 30 Neto Borges 86'
  • 21 R. Pukštas
  • 16 J. Sarmiento 74'
  • 13 D. Strelec
  • 9 T. Conway 63'
  • 3 S. Byram
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 6 S. Berhalter 63'
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (injured), Strelec, Pukštas (doubtful)

Stats Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough

Birmingham City Match Middlesbrough
  • 57% Possession 43%
  • 15 Shots 15
  • 5 Shots on target 4
  • 6 Shots off target 6
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 11 Fouls 11
  • 1 Offsides 0
  • 2 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Birmingham City

Patrick Roberts remains a doubt for Birmingham City after the health issue that kept him out of the last two matches, though he has resumed light training. Demarai Gray, who is still unwell, is not yet available either.

Alex Cochrane is set to continue at left-back after starting four of Birmingham's last five matches, while Jhon Solís and Seung-ho Paik keep competing for the other midfield spot alongside Tomoki Iwata. August Priske has started in each of Birmingham's last five games but has been substituted before full time on every occasion, although his place at the head of the attack has remained secure.

Middlesbrough

Alfie Jones will miss Middlesbrough's trip to Birmingham City. The centre-back has a calf injury and is unlikely to play before the international break.

That leaves Adilson Malanda in line to take a centre-back spot. He did not play against Millwall last time out but is set to return to the back four alongside Ashley Phillips, with Luke Ayling expected to drop out.

Further forward, Riley McGree looks set to keep his place despite being substituted in every one of his five starts, coming off as early as the 55th minute and as late as the 78th.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Birmingham City

  1. Liam Millar 4 goals 3 assists
  2. August Priske 4 goals 1 assists
  3. Demarai Gray 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Phil Neumann 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Carlos Vicente 2 goals 0 assists

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear 11 goals 0 assists
  2. Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 goals 4 assists
  3. Tommy Conway 1 goals 4 assists
  4. Sebastian Berhalter 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Callum Brittain 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 mixed
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 strong
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 solid
Alex Cochrane 5/5 450 solid
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 438 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 435 solid
Jay Stansfield 5/5 432 mixed
Liam Millar 5/5 347 excellent

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 mixed
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 strong
Adilson Malanda 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Ashley Phillips 5/5 446 solid
Amario Cozier-Duberry 5/5 392 excellent
Will Lankshear 4/5 378 excellent
Neto Borges 4/5 363 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.52 1.73
  • Predicted goals2.7
  • Both teams to score84%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners10.7

Team comparison

BIR home Per match MID away
1.67 Points 1.83
2.33 Goals for 2.17
1.17 Goals against 1.33
1.63 xG for 2.06
1.26 xG against 1.28
4.8 Corners 5.3
DDDWW Home and away form DWDWW

Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough: head-to-head record

28 previous meetings
7 Birmingham City 5 draws 16 Middlesbrough
  • Goals per match2.50
  • Both teams scored46%
  • Over 2.5 goals46%
  • Mar 2026 Birmingham City 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
  • Nov 2025 Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Birmingham City
  • Mar 2024 Birmingham City 0 - 1 Middlesbrough
  • Oct 2023 Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Jan 2023 Birmingham City 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
  • Oct 2022 Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Mar 2022 Birmingham City 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Oct 2021 Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Jan 2021 Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Birmingham City
  • Dec 2020 Birmingham City 1 - 4 Middlesbrough

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough?

Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough was refereed by David Webb.

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Middlesbrough?

Birmingham City are without August Priske (health problems), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury) and Seung-ho Paik (health problems).

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Birmingham City?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).

What formation do Birmingham City play?

Birmingham City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Davies.

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough finish?

On 2 March 2026, Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough finished 1-3.

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