Birmingham Vs Middlesbrough (2 March 2026)

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough claimed a 3-1 win against Birmingham in Championship action. M. Targett opened the scoring for Middlesbrough in the 13th minute. Middlesbrough outscored their opponents 3 to 1.

Goal Timeline

13' - M. Targett (assist: A. Morris)
26' - M. Targett (assist: H. Hackney)
49' - M. Ducksch (assist: J. Stansfield)
60' - D. Strelec (assist: L. Ayling)

Match Activity

Substitutions: Birmingham (5), Middlesbrough (4)
Discipline: 6 card(s) shown

T. Iwata received a Yellow Card in the 58th minute; T. Conway received a Yellow Card in the 67th minute; S. Brynn received a Yellow Card in the 85th minute; C. Brittain received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute; E. Laird received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute; A. Malanda received a Yellow Card in the 90th minute

Match Events

90'

Middlesbrough

A. Malanda

Yellow Card

90+1'

Birmingham

E. Laird

Yellow Card

90+1'

Middlesbrough

H. Hackney

Substitution: A. Gilbert

Substitution 4

90+4'

Middlesbrough

C. Brittain

Yellow Card

85'

Middlesbrough

S. Brynn

Yellow Card

84'

Birmingham

J. Panzo

Substitution: E. Laird

Substitution 5

74'

Middlesbrough

R. McGree

Substitution: A. Browne

Substitution 3

74'

Middlesbrough

T. Conway

Substitution: J. Sarmiento

Substitution 2

72'

Birmingham

D. Gray

Substitution: Paik Seung-Ho

Substitution 4

72'

Birmingham

B. Osayi-Samuel

Substitution: I. Osman

Substitution 3

67'

Middlesbrough

T. Conway

Yellow Card

64'

Birmingham

J. Stansfield

Substitution: A. Priske

Substitution 2

64'

Birmingham

P. Roberts

Substitution: C. Vicente

Substitution 1

61'

Middlesbrough

D. Strelec

Substitution: M. Whittaker

Substitution 1

60'

Middlesbrough

D. Strelec

Substitution: L. Ayling

Normal Goal

58'

Birmingham

T. Iwata

Yellow Card

49'

Birmingham

M. Ducksch

Substitution: J. Stansfield

Normal Goal

26'

Middlesbrough

M. Targett

Substitution: H. Hackney

Normal Goal

13'

Middlesbrough

M. Targett

Substitution: A. Morris

Normal Goal

90'

A. Malanda

Middlesbrough

Yellow Card

90+1'

E. Laird

Birmingham

Yellow Card

90+1'

H. Hackney

Middlesbrough

Substitution 4 • Assist: A. Gilbert

90+4'

C. Brittain

Middlesbrough

Yellow Card

85'

S. Brynn

Middlesbrough

Yellow Card

84'

J. Panzo

Birmingham

Substitution 5 • Assist: E. Laird

74'

R. McGree

Middlesbrough

Substitution 3 • Assist: A. Browne

74'

T. Conway

Middlesbrough

Substitution 2 • Assist: J. Sarmiento

72'

D. Gray

Birmingham

Substitution 4 • Assist: Paik Seung-Ho

72'

B. Osayi-Samuel

Birmingham

Substitution 3 • Assist: I. Osman

67'

T. Conway

Middlesbrough

Yellow Card

64'

J. Stansfield

Birmingham

Substitution 2 • Assist: A. Priske

64'

P. Roberts

Birmingham

Substitution 1 • Assist: C. Vicente

61'

D. Strelec

Middlesbrough

Substitution 1 • Assist: M. Whittaker

60'

D. Strelec

Middlesbrough

Normal Goal • Assist: L. Ayling

58'

T. Iwata

Birmingham

Yellow Card

49'

M. Ducksch

Birmingham

Normal Goal • Assist: J. Stansfield

26'

M. Targett

Middlesbrough

Normal Goal • Assist: H. Hackney

13'

M. Targett

Middlesbrough

Normal Goal • Assist: A. Morris

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

Total Shots

Blocked Shots

Shots insidebox

Shots outsidebox

Fouls

Corner Kicks

Offsides

60%

Ball Possession

40%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

450

Total passes

307

340

Passes accurate

216

76%

Passes %

70%

Last 5 Results

Birmingham

vs Blackburn 0-1

vs Derby 0-1

vs Sheffield Utd 1-1

vs QPR 1-0

vs Charlton 0-1

Middlesbrough

vs Swansea 2-2

vs Millwall 1-2

vs Blackburn 0-0

vs Bristol City 1-1

vs Charlton 0-1

Player Stats

Birmingham Formation

6.3

Jay Stansfield

6.3

Tomoki Iwata

7.0

Tommy Doyle

6.3

Patrick Roberts

7.2

Marvin Ducksch

6.2

Demarai Gray

6.6

Bright Osayi-Samuel

6.5

Christoph Klarer

5.9

Jonathan Panzo

6.9

Kai Wagner

4.9

James Beadle

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
James BeadleG	G	4.9	90'	0	0	0	43%	0 / 1
Bright Osayi-SamuelD	D	6.6	72'	0	0	0	85%	4 / 6
Christoph KlarerD	D	6.5	90'	0	0	1	78%	8 / 12
Jonathan PanzoD	D	5.9	84'	0	0	0	84%	3 / 7
Kai WagnerD	D	6.9	90'	0	0	1	85%	10 / 14
Tomoki IwataM	M	6.3	90'	0	0	0	83%	2 / 4
Tommy DoyleM	M	7.0	90'	0	0	3	73%	4 / 8
Patrick RobertsM	M	6.3	64'	0	0	0	65%	1 / 4
Marvin DuckschM	M	7.2	90'	1	0	2	54%	5 / 11
Demarai GrayM	M	6.2	72'	0	0	0	86%	2 / 8
Jay StansfieldF	F	6.3	65'	0	1	0	82%	0 / 6

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Carlos VicenteF	F	6.9	26'	100%	4 / 5
August PriskeF	F	6.3	25'	67%	1 / 7
Seung-Ho PaikM	M	6.3	18'	88%	0 / 2
Ibrahim OsmanF	F	6.5	18'	57%	0 / 0
Ethan LairdD	D	6.3	12'	83%	0 / 3
Ryan AllsopG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Phil NeumannD	D	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Kanya FujimotoM	M	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Kyogo FuruhashiF	F	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Middlesbrough Formation

8.2

Solomon Brynn

7.9

Luke Ayling

7.2

Dael Fry

5.6

Adilson Malanda

7.0

Callum Brittain

7.3

Aidan Morris

6.9

Hayden Hackney

9.2

Matt Targett

6.3

Riley McGree

7.9

David Strelec

6.2

Tommy Conway

Starting XI

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	G	A	SHOTS	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Solomon BrynnG	G	8.2	90'	0	0	0	47%	1 / 2
Luke AylingD	D	7.9	90'	0	1	0	82%	7 / 10
Dael FryD	D	7.2	90'	0	0	0	62%	10 / 10
Adilson MalandaD	D	5.6	90'	0	0	1	62%	1 / 5
Callum BrittainM	M	7.0	90'	0	0	0	79%	3 / 6
Aidan MorrisM	M	7.3	90'	0	1	1	86%	7 / 11
Hayden HackneyM	M	6.9	89'	0	1	2	72%	10 / 18
Matt TargettM	M	9.2	90'	2	0	2	63%	1 / 3
Riley McGreeF	F	6.3	74'	0	0	0	79%	3 / 7
David StrelecF	F	7.9	61'	1	0	1	64%	5 / 9
Tommy ConwayF	F	6.2	75'	0	0	0	75%	3 / 7

Substitutes

Player	Pos	Rating	Mins	PASS ACC	DUELS (W)
Morgan WhittakerF	F	6.2	29'	50%	1 / 3
Alan BrowneM	M	6.7	16'	33%	2 / 4
Jeremy SarmientoM	M	6.5	15'	-	0 / 3
Alexander GilbertF	F	-	1'	50%	0 / 0
Joe WildsmithG	G	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Finley MunroeD	D	-	0'	-	0 / 0
George EdmundsonD	D	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Sontje HansenF	F	-	0'	-	0 / 0
Mamadou Kaly SeneF	F	-	0'	-	0 / 0

Head to Head

Season Statistics

Birmingham

Matches (H): 16 (A): 18

Attack: 46%
Defense: 62%

Middlesbrough

Matches (H): 17 (A): 17

Attack: 38%
Defense: 62%

	Birmingham	Middlesbrough
Goals For	1.9	1.5
Goals Against	0.9	1.3
Clean Sheets	5	2
Failed To Score	1	4
Attack Strength (%)	46	38
Defense Strength (%)	62	62

Table

Championship England 2025

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	42	25	10	7	84	42	42	85	DDWWL
2	Ipswich	41	21	12	8	71	42	29	75	LWWDW
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56	47	9	73	DLWDL
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73	50	23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62	42	20	72	LDLDD
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64	60	4	68	LDDWL
7	Wrexham	42	17	13	12	63	60	3	64	LLDWL
8	Derby	42	18	9	15	61	53	8	63	LWLWW
9	Norwich	42	17	7	18	55	50	5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52	51	1	58	DWWLD
11	QPR	42	16	10	16	58	63	-5	58	DDWWW
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52	51	1	57	LDLDW
13	Preston	42	14	15	13	50	53	-3	57	WDDWL
14	Swansea	42	16	9	17	50	54	-4	57	WDDLL
15	Birmingham	42	15	11	16	51	52	-1	56	WLLLD
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49	46	3	55	DLWLW
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59	59	0	54	WLDLD
18	Charlton	42	12	13	17	39	51	-12	49	LDLLD
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43	57	-14	48	WWDDL
20	Blackburn	43	12	12	19	38	53	-15	48	LDDWD
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42	56	-14	46	DDDWW
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41	54	-13	44	WDDLD
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54	64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wednesday	42	1	11	30	25	82	-57	-4	DDLLL