Championship 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 8
| 19 Sep 2026-10:00 am
Birmingham
w d d l w
2 : 2
1.23
xG
2.14
Full Time
Middlesbrough
w d w w d
L. Millar
55'
R. McGree
59'
M. Arfsten
45'
A. Malanda
88'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
1'
Lineups
6.3
1
J. Beadle
7.3
20
A. Cochrane
6.6
4
C. Klarer
6.2
5
P. Neumann
6.5
26
B. Osayi-Samuel
6.9
14
J. E. Solis Romero
6.7
24
T. Iwata
7.6
17
L. Millar
6
28
J. Stansfield
6.3
7
C. Vicente
6.2
32
L. Vazquez
7.2
1
R. Vitek
6.5
29
A. Malanda
7.5
4
A. Phillips
7
12
L. Ayling
8.2
17
M. Arfsten
6
8
R. McGree
7
10
A. Morris
7.2
2
C. Brittain
6.9
14
M. Peart-Harris
6.9
11
Amario Cozier-Duberry
6.2
7
W. Lankshear
field field
Birmingham
6.3
88'
6.2
6.6
7.3
6.7
90'
6.3
83'
6
55'
7.6
24'71'
6.2
Substitutes
25
23
83'
6.2
71'
6.5
90'
Coach
Middlesbrough
7.2
7
86'
7.5
88'
6.5
7.2
7
59'63'
6
45'86'
8.2
63'
6.9
6.2
Substitutes
86'
6.9
63'
6.5
74'
6.3
63'
6.6
86'
6.9
Coach
Match Stats
Birmingham
Middlesbrough
Off Target 6 Blocked 4
On Target 5
On Target 4
Off Target 6 Blocked 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
5 Corners 3
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 0
48 Ball Possession 52
15 Shots 15
5 Shots on Goal 4
2 Goals 2
6 Shots off Goal 6
4 Blocked Shots 5
7 Shots insidebox 13
8 Shots outsidebox 2
3 Goalkeeper Saves 5
366 Total passes 399
271 Passes accurate 319
1.23 Expected Goals 2.14
xG & Finishing
1.23 2 goals · +0.77 Birmingham xG
2.14 2 goals · −0.14 Middlesbrough xG
13% Shots scored 13%
33% Shots on target 27%
0.08 xG per shot 0.14
Birmingham scored 0.77 more than their chances were worth
Top Performersby match rating
1 M. Arfsten 8.2 Player of the match 1 goal · 86 min
2 L. Millar 7.6 1 goal · 90 min
3 A. Phillips 7.5 86 min
4 A. Cochrane 7.3 90 min
Result in Context
Pre-match favourite (stats model)
Middlesbrough drew
Stats model 44% · Birmingham 29%, draw 27%
Pre-match form
1.43 vs 2.00 points per game
7 + 7 Championship 2026-2027 games before kick-off
This scoreline
Birmingham have now drawn 2-2 3 times
Middlesbrough have now drawn 2-2 2 times
Streaks
Middlesbrough: 2 draws in a row
Birmingham's 1-game winning run ended
Favourite = the Stats Prediction model (no pre-match odds)
Form, scorelines and streaks: Championship 2026-2027 games up to this one
Player Stats
Birmingham
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
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