Middlesbrough vs Birmingham result and stats
Win probability: home 53%, draw 24%, away 22%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersMiddlesbrough beat Birmingham 2–1 at home in the Championship on Saturday 8 November 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Middlesbrough 53%, the draw 24% and Birmingham 22%, so a home win had a 53% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
MIBI
8Shots13
4On target5
3Corners5
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Half-time goals1
Referee: S Allison
Recent form
Middlesbrough
D @ Leicester1–1 · 4 Nov
L @ Watford0–3 · 1 Nov
D v Wrexham1–1 · 25 Oct
W @ Sheffield Wednesday1–0 · 22 Oct
W v Ipswich2–1 · 17 Oct
Birmingham
W v Millwall4–0 · 4 Nov
W v Portsmouth4–0 · 1 Nov
L @ Bristol City0–1 · 25 Oct
W @ Preston1–0 · 21 Oct
L v Hull2–3 · 18 Oct
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2021, Middlesbrough won 5, Birmingham won 1 and 0 were drawn; the most recent, on 12 Mar 2024, finished Birmingham 0–1 Middlesbrough, a win for Middlesbrough.
Birmingham 0–1 Middlesbrough12 Mar 2024
Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham21 Oct 2023
Birmingham 1–3 Middlesbrough2 Jan 2023
Middlesbrough 1–0 Birmingham5 Oct 2022
Birmingham 0–2 Middlesbrough15 Mar 2022
Middlesbrough 0–2 Birmingham30 Oct 2021