Birmingham vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 8 · St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · Ref David Webb, England

Birmingham stats & fixtures · Middlesbrough stats & fixtures

Birmingham drew with Middlesbrough 2–2 in the Championship on 19 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.23–2.14. Middlesbrough had 52% of the ball.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough match statistics

BirminghamMiddlesbrough

48% Ball possession 52%
1.23 Expected goals (xG) 2.14
15 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 5
7 Shots inside the box 13
5 Corners 3
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 0
366 Passes 399
74% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

24' Yellow card L. Vázquez Birmingham
45' Goal M. Arfsten (assist A. Cozier-Duberry) Middlesbrough
55' Goal L. Millar (assist J. E. Solis Romero) Birmingham
59' Own goal R. McGree Birmingham
88' Yellow card P. Neumann Birmingham
88' Goal A. Malanda Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Birmingham

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Davies

1 J. Beadle

20 A. Cochrane 4 C. Klarer 5 P. Neumann 26 B. Osayi-Samuel

14 J. E. Solis Romero 24 T. Iwata

17 L. Millar 28 J. Stansfield 7 Carlos Vicente

32 L. Vázquez

Bench R. Allsop , Kristoffer Lund , D. Fry , E. Laird , L. Buchanan , Paik Seung-Ho , M. Mazwi , M. Ducksch , P. Roberts

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Kim Hellberg

1 R. Vítek

29 A. Malanda 4 A. Phillips 12 L. Ayling

17 M. Arfsten 8 R. McGree 10 A. Morris 2 C. Brittain

14 M. Peart-Harris 11 A. Cozier-Duberry

7 W. Lankshear

Bench S. Brynn , Neto Borges , S. Byram , S. Berhalter , R. Pukstas , J. Sarmiento , T. Conway , D. Strelec , K. Joseph

Out and doubtful

A. Jones Middlesbrough Out — Calf Injury
D. Gray Birmingham Out — Muscle Injury
M. Bird Birmingham Out — Calf Injury
M. Leonard Birmingham Out — Achilles Tendon Injury
S. Wright Birmingham Out — Off the roster
T. Gardner-Hickman Birmingham Out — Hamstring Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Birmingham at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
2 Mar 26	Birmingham v Middlesbrough	1–3
8 Nov 25	Middlesbrough v Birmingham	2–1
12 Mar 24	Birmingham v Middlesbrough	0–1
21 Oct 23	Middlesbrough v Birmingham	1–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Birmingham vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record