EFL Championship · Matchday 8
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
- Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:00:00 UTCSt Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkMatchday 8
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Birmingham City 32%Draw 22%Middlesbrough 46%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Birmingham CityMiddlesbrough
57Possession43
15Shots15
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target6
4Blocked shots5
7Shots inside box13
8Shots outside box2
5Corners3
1Offsides0
11Fouls11
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Saves5
366Passes399
271Accurate passes319
Match events
- 24′Luis Vázquez
- 45′Maximilian Arfsten (assist Amario Cozier-Duberry)
- 55′Liam Millar (assist Jhon Solís)
- 59′Riley McGree · own goal
- 63′Myles Peart-Harris ← Tommy Conway
- 63′Riley McGree ← Sebastian Berhalter
- 71′Luis Vázquez → Marvin Ducksch
- 74′Amario Cozier-Duberry ← Jeremy Sarmiento
- 83′Jay Stansfield → Seung-ho Paik
- 86′Maximilian Arfsten ← Neto Borges
- 86′Ashley Phillips ← Kyle Joseph
- 88′Adilson Malanda
- 88′Phil Neumann
- 90′Carlos Vicente → Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City · Middlesbrough
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Birmingham City266.5Osayi-Samuel
177.5Millar
56.2Neumann
46.5Klarer
246.5Iwata
206.5Cochrane
147.3Solís
286.5↓83'Stansfield
16.3Beadle
76.5↓90'Vicente
326.2↓71'Vázquez
Middlesbrough126.5Ayling
26.5Brittain
106.5Morris
85.3↓63'McGree
46.5↓86'Phillips
146.5↓63'Peart-Harris
297.5Malanda
177.5↓86'Arfsten
16.3Vítek
76.5Lankshear
117.3↓74'Cozier-Duberry
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Birmingham City
- 26Bright Osayi-Samuel6.5
- 17Liam Millar7.5
- 5Phil Neumann6.2
- 4Christoph Klarer6.5
- 24Tomoki Iwata6.5
- 20Alex Cochrane6.5
- 14Jhon Solís7.3
- 28Jay Stansfield6.5
- 1James Giles Beadle6.3
- 7Carlos Vicente6.5
- 32Luis Vázquez6.2
Middlesbrough
- 12Luke Ayling6.5
- 2Callum Brittain6.5
- 10Aidan Morris6.5
- 8Riley McGree5.3
- 4Ashley Phillips6.5
- 14Myles Peart-Harris6.5
- 29Adilson Malanda7.5
- 17Maximilian Arfsten7.5
- 1Radek Vítek6.3
- 7Will Lankshear6.5
- 11Amario Cozier-Duberry7.3
Birmingham CityTale of the tapeMiddlesbrough
4-2-4Formation4-3-3
20 ptsTable22 pts
+9Goal difference+6
WLDDWFormDWWDW
0Head-to-head wins2
32%Win chance46%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Birmingham City 0W0D2W Middlesbrough
Goals 2–5
- 2026-03-02Birmingham City1–3Middlesbrough
- 2025-11-08Middlesbrough2–1Birmingham City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Birmingham City
WLDDW- @Derby County2-1
- @Norwich City1-2
- vsWolverhampton Wanderers2-2
- vsSouthampton1-1
- @Wrexham2-1
Middlesbrough
DWWDW- vsMillwall2-2
- vsNorwich City4-3
- @Queens Park Rangers1-0
- @Burnley1-1
- vsWest Bromwich Albion3-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
| Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +6 | 22 |
