Championship: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Birmingham and Middlesbrough who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Birmingham welcome Middlesbrough on Monday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 35 match.

While Middlesbrough are chasing the lead in the Championship after collecting 63 points in 34 rounds, Birmingham trail by 49 points after 34 rounds, leaving them as number 10 in the table.

Team form: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Birmingham Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Birmingham recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Leeds. This was followed by a 1-2 win against Norwich, before they lost 3-0 against Millwall. Birmingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding ten.

Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Middlesbrough

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Look no further than Marvin Ducksch, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Birmingham in the Championship, while Riley McGree managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Middlesbrough in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular markets: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Birmingham won four of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew six and lost none. Middlesbrough won five games, drew one and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Birmingham are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Middlesbrough have not lost to Birmingham in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Middlesbrough played. Birmingham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough have scored in 11 consecutive meetings with Birmingham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Middlesbrough, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.