Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship 21 Oct 2023, 14:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) 👤 R. Welch Round 12

Match report

Middlesbrough edged past Birmingham City 1-0 in the Championship on 21 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 17 shots to Birmingham City's 5.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough), with R. Welch in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 17 - 5 On target 10 - 3 Corners 12 - 0 Fouls 9 - 17 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
John Ruddy
Birmingham City · 10 saves
8 Morgan Rogers 1 goal
8 Seny Dieng 3 saves
8 Daniel Barlaser 74 passes (92% accurate)
8 Hayden Hackney 84 passes (81% accurate)
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–1 13–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 10–2
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 5–0 7–0
Attacks 53–48 56–36
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 84
79 Dangerous Attacks 32
11 On Target 3
5 Off Target 2
17 Shots Total 5
10 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 1
5 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 3
3 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 17
12 Corners 0
5 Offsides 2
60% Ball Possession 40%
3 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 10
522 Passes Total 350
439 Passes Accurate 273
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Dieng
2 T. Smith 6 D. Fry 17 P. McNair 27 L. Engel
4 D. Barlaser 7 H. Hackney
11 I. Jones 25 M. Crooks 29 S. Greenwood
19 J. Coburn
Birmingham City · 4-3-3
21 J. Ruddy
12 C. Drameh 5 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 23 E. Longelo
34 I. Sunjic 6 K. Bielik 20 G. Gardner
28 J. Stansfield 9 S. Hogan 17 S. Dembélé
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 9 Emmanuel Latte Lath
  • 16 Jonathan Howson
  • 10 Morgan Rogers
  • 21 Marcus Forss
  • 23 Tom Glover
  • 15 Anfernee Dijksteel
  • 24 Alex Bangura
  • 3 Rav van den Berg
  • 18 Samuel Silvera
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 7 Juninho Bacuna
  • 45 Oliver Burke
  • 11 Koji Miyoshi
  • 19 Jordan James
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 44 Emanuel Aiwu
  • 49 A. Matnez
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ J. Bacuna ↓ G. Gardner Birmingham City
  • 62' ↑ O. Burke ↓ S. Dembélé Birmingham City
  • 66' ↑ E. Latte Lath ↓ J. Coburn Middlesbrough
  • 70' ↑ K. Miyoshi ↓ S. Hogan Birmingham City
  • 75' ↑ J. Howson ↓ D. Barlaser Middlesbrough
  • 76' ↑ M. Rogers ↓ S. Greenwood Middlesbrough
  • 81' ↑ M. Forss ↓ T. Smith Middlesbrough
  • 83' ↑ J. James ↓ I. Šunjić Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham City
Cards
  • 26' M. Crooks Middlesbrough
  • 30' L. Engel Middlesbrough
  • 40' K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 45+4' J. Ruddy Birmingham City
  • 58' H. Hackney Middlesbrough
  • 71' M. L. Emmanuel Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 7 1 draws 2 Birmingham City
2026-03-02 Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3
2025-11-08 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham 2 - 1
2024-03-12 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 1
2023-10-21 Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City 1 - 0
2023-01-02 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 1 - 3
2022-03-15 Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2
Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City?
Middlesbrough won 1-0 against Birmingham City on 21 October 2023.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City?
Middlesbrough won the match 1-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough).
Who had more possession in Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City?
Middlesbrough had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.