Match summary
Middlesbrough saw off Birmingham 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
Morgan Rogers put Middlesbrough ahead in the 89th minute.
The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Birmingham's 0.25 from 5.
Before kick-off
Middlesbrough win
55%
Avg odds 1.73
Draw
25%
Avg odds 3.81
Birmingham win
20%
Avg odds 4.76
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.