Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

21 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Rebecca Welch

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Morgan Rogers 89’

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.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Birmingham
17 Shots 5
10 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 0
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.01 xG 0.25
2.01 Non-penalty xG 0.25

Key events

Middlesbrough Birmingham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Morgan Rogers1-0 (Middlesbrough)
89’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Middlesbrough
  • Lukas Engel
  • Hayden Hackney
  • Matt Crooks
Birmingham
  • John Ruddy
  • Emmanuel Longelo
  • Krystian Bielik

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.25 89’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), 1-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.25 89’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), 1-0 Rogers 89’
Middlesbrough 2.01 xGBirmingham 0.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
48’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 74’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 89’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 87’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 90+5’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 49’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 11’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 19’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 16’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 74’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.28 xG, saved 89’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 87’ Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 90+5’ Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 49’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 11’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 19’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 16’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Smith Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.32 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Daniel Barlaser Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Isaiah Jones
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.61 – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
76′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Josh Coburn Taken off
66′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Emmanuel Latte Lath Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Jonathan Howson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Morgan Rogers Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – 2 0.51 – – –
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

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.

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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.