Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

8 November 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

D. Fry 17’
H. Hackney 45+5’

D. Gray 29’

Match summary

Middlesbrough won 2-1 at home to Birmingham. Middlesbrough led 2-1 at half-time.

D. Fry put Middlesbrough ahead from a corner in the 17th minute, D. Gray equalised from a corner in the 29th minute, and H. Hackney won it in first-half stoppage time.

Birmingham can feel hard done by, creating 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Middlesbrough's 0.61 from 8.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

8 Shots 13

4 Shots on target 5

3 Corners 5

353 Passes 454

77.1% Pass accuracy 81.7%

15 Tackles 10

9 Fouls 13

1 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 3

Key events

Middlesbrough Birmingham

Kick-off

5’

M. LeonardS. Paik

A. BrowneShot on target

16’

D. FryRight foot shot

1-0

17’

19’

J. StansfieldShot on target

S. SilveraD. Fry

26’

28’

P. RobertsShot on target

29’

D. GrayRight foot shot

1-1

L. Ayling

30’

H. HackneyRight foot shot

2-1

45+5’

Half-time2-1

S. SilveraShot on target

47’

48’

J. StansfieldShot on target

Second half underway

57’

K. AndersonD. Gray

57’

K. FuruhashiM. Ducksch

G. McCormickM. Targett

60’

S. H. NypanR. McGree

61’

M. K. SeneM. Whittaker

61’

77’

P. RobertsShot on target

80’

L. DykesT. Iwata

80’

L. KoumasP. Roberts

D. BurgzorgT. Conway

86’

90+3’

J. Beadle

Full-time2-1

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.

Middlesbrough 0.61 xGBirmingham 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Birmingham attacking Middlesbrough attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


S. Brynn	90′	4	1	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


C. Brittain	90′	2	2	–	5	2	34	2	–	1	–
L. Ayling	90′	–	1	–	4	2	35	–	–	–	–
D. Fry Taken off	26′	1	–	–	2	1	6	–	1	–	–
M. Targett Taken off	60′								–	–	–
S. Silvera Came on as a substitute	64′	–	–	–	1	–	18	–	–	–	–
G. McCormick Came on as a substitute	30′	–	1	–	2	1	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


A. Morris	90′	–	1	43	1	–	2	–	8	1	4	–
A. Browne	90′	–	–	38	–	–	2	–	5	–	1	–
R. McGree Taken off	61′	–	–	22	2	–	–	1	1	1	–	–
H. Hackney	90′	1	–		–	–						–
M. Whittaker	61′	–	–	15	1	–	1	–	3	–	1	–
S. H. Nypan Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	6	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


T. Conway Taken off	86′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	1	1	18	–
D. Burgzorg Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Beadle	90′	2	2	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


T. Iwata Taken off	80′	–	–	–	1	–	21	–	–	–	–
P. Neumann	90′	3	–	–	5	2	65	1	–	–	–
C. Klarer	90′	2	3	–	4	1	82	–	–	–	–
A. Cochrane	90′	–	–	–	3	3	51	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


T. Doyle	90′	–	–	56	–	–	1	1	2	2	1	–
S. Paik Taken off	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
P. Roberts Taken off	80′	–	–	20	1	–	–	1	5	–	3	–
J. Stansfield	90′	–	–	13	1	–	–	1	–	4	–	–
D. Gray Taken off	57′	1	–	14	1	–	–	–	4	1	1	–
M. Leonard Came on as a substitute	85′	–	–	58	–	–	3	1	6	2	–	–
K. Anderson Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards4 players


M. Ducksch Taken off	57′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	10	–
K. Furuhashi Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–
L. Koumas Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	4	–
L. Dykes Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 39% Avg odds 2.44

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.22

Birmingham win 32% Avg odds 2.93

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough W W D L D

Birmingham L W L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Birmingham 0-1 Middlesbrough, 12 Mar 24 Next meeting: Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough, 02 Mar 26 All Middlesbrough vs Birmingham meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.