Birmingham vs Middlesbrough
Ref: T. KirkSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Ducksch scored for Birmingham; Targett, Targett, and Strelec replied for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Birmingham versus 1.07 for Middlesbrough. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Middlesbrough are 5th.
First Half
13'
⚽
Targett
Assist: Morris
26'
⚽
Targett
Assist: Hackney
Second Half
⚽
Ducksch
Assist: Stansfield
Iwata
Yellow Card
60'
⚽
Strelec
Assist: Ayling
61'
⇄
Strelec
⇄
Roberts
⇄
Stansfield
66'
Conway
Yellow Card
⇄
Osayi-Samuel
⇄
Gray
74'
⇄
McGree
75'
⇄
Conway
⇄
Panzo
85'
Brynn
Yellow Card
90+1'
⇄
Hackney
Laird
Yellow Card
90+4'
Brittain
Yellow Card
90'
Malanda
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamMiddlesbrough
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS1.07
Attack4 · 2 won
11
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
2
0
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
464
Total passes
312
351
Accurate passes
218
76%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline2 · 0 won
11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
3
0.47
Goals prevented
0.47
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Middlesbrough
3-4-1-2Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 24T. IwataM
- 25J. BeadleG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 28J. StansfieldF
- 31K. WagnerD
- 33M. DuckschM
- 37J. PanzoD
Substitutes
- 2E. LairdD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 17I. OsmanF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 23Carlos VicenteF
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 29A. PriskeF
Middlesbrough
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainM
- 3M. TargettM
- 6D. FryD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 8R. McGreeF
- 9T. ConwayF
- 12L. AylingD
- 13D. StrelecF
- 18A. MorrisM
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 16A. BrowneM
- 20K. SèneF
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 45J. SarmientoM
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Ducksch | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/1 |
| Kai Wagner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Demarai Gray | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 84 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Vicente | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Osman | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Laird | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| August Priske | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Targett | M | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| David Strelec | F | 61 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Callum Brittain | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Riley McGree | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finley Munroe | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Browne | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |