Championship
·Matchday 35
Featured match
- Marvin Ducksch 48'
- M. Targett 13'
- M. Targett 26'
- D. Strelec 60'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 3-1. Scorers for Birmingham: Marvin Ducksch 48'. Scorers for Middlesbrough: M. Targett 13', M. Targett 26', D. Strelec 60'. Birmingham had 60% of possession.
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
- Full-time 1 - 3
Added time: 4 minutes
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90+4'
C. Brittain Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for C. Brittain (Middlesbrough)
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90+1'
A. Gilbert Out: H. Hackney · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: A. Gilbert comes on for H. Hackney
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90+1'
E. Laird Yellow card · Birmingham E. Laird of Birmingham is booked
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90'
A. Malanda Yellow card · Middlesbrough A. Malanda of Middlesbrough is booked
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85'
S. Brynn Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for S. Brynn (Middlesbrough)
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84'
E. Laird Out: J. Panzo · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: E. Laird comes on for J. Panzo
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75'
J. Sarmiento Out: T. Conway · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: J. Sarmiento comes on for T. Conway
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74'
A. Browne Out: Riley McGree · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: A. Browne comes on for Riley McGree
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72'
I. Osman Out: Bright Osayi-Samuel · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: I. Osman comes on for Bright Osayi-Samuel
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72'
Seung-Ho Paik Out: D. Gray · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Seung-Ho Paik comes on for D. Gray
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66'
T. Conway Yellow card · Middlesbrough Yellow card for T. Conway (Middlesbrough)
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65'
A. Priske Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: A. Priske comes on for J. Stansfield
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64'
C. Vicente Out: P. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: C. Vicente comes on for P. Roberts
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61'
M. Whittaker Out: D. Strelec · Middlesbrough Substitution for Middlesbrough: M. Whittaker comes on for D. Strelec
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60'
D. Strelec 1-3 Goal · Assist: L. Ayling · Middlesbrough Goal! D. Strelec scores for Middlesbrough, set up by L. Ayling. It is 1-3
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58'
T. Iwata Yellow card · Birmingham T. Iwata of Birmingham is booked
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48'
Marvin Ducksch 1-2 Goal · Assist: J. Stansfield · Birmingham J. Stansfield provides, Marvin Ducksch finishes for Birmingham (1-2)
- Half-time 0 - 2
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26'
M. Targett 0-2 Goal · Assist: H. Hackney · Middlesbrough Goal! M. Targett scores for Middlesbrough, set up by H. Hackney. It is 0-2
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13'
M. Targett 0-1 Goal · Assist: Aidan Morris · Middlesbrough Goal for Middlesbrough! M. Targett turns in the pass from Aidan Morris (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
WDDWL
Last 5 matches WWLDD
10Position5
64Pts80
1.4Goals scored per match1.9
1Goals conceded per match1.1
3Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
29
5.6
Malanda
90'
A. Malanda
- 90'Yellow card
10
6.2
Gray
72'
D. Gray
- 72'Out
- 48'Goal
- 64'Out
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 25GK J. Beadle 4.9
- 26DF Bright Osayi-Samuel72' 6.6
- 4DF C. Klarer 6.5
- 37DF J. Panzo84' 5.9
- 31DF K. Wagner 6.9
- 24MF T. Iwata58' 6.3
- 7MF T. Doyle 7.0
- 16MF P. Roberts64' 6.3
- 33MF Marvin Ducksch48' 7.2
- 10MF D. Gray72' 6.2
- 28FW J. Stansfield65' 6.3
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 5DF P. Neumann
- 29FW A. Priske65' 6.3
- 8MF Seung-Ho Paik72' 6.3
- 9FW K. Furuhashi
- 2DF E. Laird84'90+1' 6.3
- 27MF K. Fujimoto
- 23FW C. Vicente64' 6.9
- 17FW I. Osman72' 6.5
Middlesbrough3-4-1-2
Coach: Kim Hellberg
Starting XI
- 31GK S. Brynn85' 8.2
- 12DF L. Ayling 7.9
- 6DF D. Fry 7.2
- 29DF A. Malanda90' 5.6
- 2MF C. Brittain90+4' 7.0
- 18MF Aidan Morris 7.3
- 7MF H. Hackney90+1' 6.9
- 3MF M. Targett13'26' 9.2
- 8FW Riley McGree74' 6.3
- 13FW D. Strelec60'61' 7.9
- 9FW T. Conway66'75' 6.2
Substitutes
- 32GK J. Wildsmith
- 16MF A. Browne74' 6.7
- 25DF G. Edmundson
- 45MF J. Sarmiento75' 6.5
- 15DF F. Munroe
- 27FW S. Hansen
- 11FW M. Whittaker61' 6.2
- 14FW A. Gilbert90+1'
- 20FW K. Sène
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
60%
40%
11
Shots
10
7
On target
3
0
Off target
4
6
Corners
2
11
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Saves
6
464
Passes
312
76%
Pass accuracy
70%
0.61
Expected goals
1.07
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Birmingham wins1Draws0
Middlesbrough wins6Last meetings
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8 November 2025 · Championship
Middlesbrough
2-1
Birmingham
-
12 March 2024 · Championship
Birmingham
0-1
Middlesbrough
-
21 October 2023 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Birmingham
-
2 January 2023 · Championship
Birmingham
1-3
Middlesbrough
-
5 October 2022 · Championship
Middlesbrough
1-0
Birmingham
-
15 March 2022 · Championship
Birmingham
0-2
Middlesbrough
-
30 October 2021 · Championship
Middlesbrough
0-2
Birmingham