Middlesbrough vs Birmingham
Ref: Sam Allison, EnglandRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat Birmingham 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Fry and Hackney scored for Middlesbrough; Gray replied for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Middlesbrough versus 1.20 for Birmingham. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
5'
⇄
Paik Seung-Ho
⚽
Fry
Assist: Brittain
⇄
Fry
29'
⚽
Gray
Ayling
Yellow Card
⚽
Hackney
Assist: Morris
Second Half
57'
⇄
Ducksch
57'
⇄
Gray
⇄
Targett
⇄
McGree
⇄
Whittaker
80'
⇄
Roberts
80'
⇄
Iwata
⇄
Conway
90+3'
Beadle
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
MiddlesbroughBirmingham
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS1.20
Attack0 · 6 won
8
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
353
Total passes
454
272
Accurate passes
371
77%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 0 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
-0.57
Goals prevented
-0.57
Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Middlesbrough
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainD
- 3M. TargettD
- 6D. FryD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 8R. McGreeM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerM
- 12L. AylingD
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 13D. StrelecF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 19S. NypanM
- 20K. SèneF
- 22S. SilveraF
- 24A. BanguraD
- 33J. McLaughlinG
- 40G. McCormickD
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 30L. KoumasF
- 41E. CashinD
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 26 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Callum Brittain | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 60 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley McGree | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 86 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| David Strelec | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Bangura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George McCormick | D | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Demarai Gray | M | 57 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 57 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marc Leonard | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |