Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

ResultChampionship1-3

Championship
Full Time
Birmingham
Birmingham
1
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
3
HT: 0 - 2
📍 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Birmingham 1-3 Middlesbrough — Match Report

Middlesbrough claimed an away victory with a 1-3 scoreline against Birmingham in the Championship. The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Goals were scored by M. Targett (13', assisted by A. Morris), M. Targett (26', assisted by H. Hackney), M. Ducksch (48', assisted by J. Stansfield) and D. Strelec (60', assisted by L. Ayling).

Birmingham controlled 60% of possession compared to Middlesbrough's 40%. The hosts had 11 shots (7 on target) while the visitors managed 10 shots (3 on target). Corner kicks were 6-2 in favour of Birmingham.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Middlesbrough win with probabilities of 35% home, 25% draw, 40% away and a most likely score of 1-2. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 1-3.

Match Events

13'
⚽ GoalM. TargettAssist: A. Morris
26'
⚽ GoalM. TargettAssist: H. Hackney
48'
⚽ GoalM. DuckschAssist: J. Stansfield
58'
🟨 Yellow CardT. Iwata
60'
⚽ GoalD. StrelecAssist: L. Ayling
61'
🔄 SubstitutionD. StrelecAssist: M. WhittakerOut: M. Whittaker
64'
🔄 SubstitutionP. RobertsAssist: C. VicenteOut: C. Vicente
65'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. StansfieldAssist: A. PriskeOut: A. Priske
66'
🟨 Yellow CardT. Conway
72'
🔄 SubstitutionD. GrayAssist: Paik Seung-HoOut: Paik Seung-Ho
72'
🔄 SubstitutionB. Osayi-SamuelAssist: I. OsmanOut: I. Osman
74'
🔄 SubstitutionR. McGreeAssist: A. BrowneOut: A. Browne
75'
🔄 SubstitutionT. ConwayAssist: J. SarmientoOut: J. Sarmiento
84'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. PanzoAssist: E. LairdOut: E. Laird
85'
🟨 Yellow CardS. Brynn
90'
🟨 Yellow CardA. Malanda
90'+1
🟨 Yellow CardE. Laird
90'+1
🔄 SubstitutionH. HackneyAssist: A. GilbertOut: A. Gilbert
90'+4
🟨 Yellow CardC. Brittain

Lineups

Birmingham4-2-3-1

25James BeadleG
26Bright Osayi-SamuelD
4Christoph KlarerD
37Jonathan PanzoD
31Kai WagnerD
24Tomoki IwataM
7Tommy DoyleM
16Patrick RobertsM
33Marvin DuckschM
10Demarai GrayM
28Jay StansfieldF

Middlesbrough3-4-1-2

31Solomon BrynnG
12Luke AylingD
6Dael FryD
29Adilson MalandaD
2Callum BrittainM
18Aidan MorrisM
7Hayden HackneyM
3Matt TargettM
8Riley McGreeF
13David StrelecF
9Tommy ConwayF

Match Statistics

Birmingham
Middlesbrough
Possession
60%40%
🎯Total Shots
1110
🥅Shots on Goal
73
📦Shots Inside Box
58
🚩Corners
62
⚠️Fouls
1112
🟨Yellow Cards
24
🏳️Offsides
33
🧤GK Saves
05
📊Pass Accuracy
76%70%
🛡️Blocked Shots
43

Top Performers

Birmingham

Marvin Ducksch
⚽ 1
7.2
Tommy Doyle
7.0
Carlos Vicente
6.9
Bright Osayi-Samuel
6.6
Kai Wagner
🔑 2 key passes
6.6

Middlesbrough

Matt Targett
⚽ 2
9.2
Solomon Brynn
8.2
Luke Ayling
🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
7.9
David Strelec
⚽ 1
7.9
Aidan Morris
🅰️ 1 🔑 3 key passes
7.3