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Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough
2 Mar 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Thomas KirkChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Birmingham CityMin
Middlesbrough- 13′⚽
Matt Targett 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Aidan Morris
Left foot shot
- 26′⚽
Matt Targett 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Hayden Hackney
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Marvin Ducksch 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jay Stansfield
Right foot shot
48′ Tomoki Iwata
Yellowcard
Foul
58′- 60′⚽
David Strelec 1-3
Goal · Header
With: Luke Ayling
Header
- 61′⇄
Morgan Whittaker
Substitution
Off: David Strelec
- ⇄
Carlos Vicente
Substitution
Off: Patrick Roberts
64′ - ⇄
August Priske
Substitution
Off: Jay Stansfield
65′ - 66′
Tommy Conway
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- ⇄
Ibrahim Osman
Substitution
Off: Bright Osayi-Samuel
72′ - ⇄
Seung-ho Paik
Substitution
Off: Demarai Gray
72′ - 74′⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Riley McGree
- 75′⇄
Jeremy Sarmiento
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
- ⇄
Ethan Laird
Substitution
Off: Jonathan Panzo
84′ - 85′
Sol Brynn
Yellowcard
Handball
- 90′
Adilson Malanda
Yellowcard
Foul
Ethan Laird
Yellowcard
Foul
90+1′- 90+1′⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution
Off: Hayden Hackney
- 90+4′
Callum Brittain
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.47 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.62 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 7.24 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.18 | |
| 72 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.14 | |
| 64 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 6.61 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.16 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.65 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Birmingham City
Latest: West Bromwich Albion · 0–0
Match stats
10 Feb 2026, 20:00 · Home vs West Bromwich Albion · 2025/2026
Middlesbrough
Latest: Coventry City · 1–3
Match stats
16 Feb 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Coventry City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Birmingham City’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Birmingham City’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Birmingham City
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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