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Championship | Gameweek 24
Jan 16, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
0 - 1
Birmingham


Dijksteel (83')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Hogan (26')
Toral (15'), Sunjic (71')

The Match

Match Report

Blues boss Aitor Karanka returned to the Riverside Stadium and took away three points.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 51.24%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 20.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.15%) and 2-1 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.38%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (9.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawBirmingham City
51.24%27.98%20.78%
Both teams to score 39.5%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
35.56%64.44%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
16.51%83.49%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.41%25.59%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.53%60.47%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.08%46.92%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.57%82.43%
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 51.23%
    Birmingham City 20.78%
    Draw 27.96%
MiddlesbroughDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 16.36%
2-0 @ 11.15%
2-1 @ 8.44%
3-0 @ 5.07%
3-1 @ 3.83%
4-0 @ 1.73%
3-2 @ 1.45%
4-1 @ 1.31%
Other @ 1.9%
Total : 51.23%
1-1 @ 12.38%
0-0 @ 12%
2-2 @ 3.19%
Other @ 0.39%
Total : 27.96%
0-1 @ 9.09%
1-2 @ 4.69%
0-2 @ 3.44%
1-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 20.78%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Birmingham

Middlesbrough
78.4%
Draw
10.8%
Birmingham City
10.8%
37
Head to Head
Dec 19, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 20
Birmingham
1-4
Middlesbrough
Colin (15')
Assombalonga (27'), Saville (31'), Etheridge (56' og.), Wing (82')
(13')
Jan 21, 2020 7.45pm
Oct 4, 2019 7.45pm
Jan 12, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 27
Birmingham
1-2
Middlesbrough
Adams (79')
Kieftenbeld (29'), Adams (55')
Wing (37'), Assombalonga (82')
Wing (56')
Aug 11, 2018 3pm
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
15Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
16Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
17Derby CountyDerby205692226-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth183872130-917
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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