Championship: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough – Betting preview

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

Birmingham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Middlesbrough swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Middlesbrough claimed 14 points from seven rounds, while Birmingham amassed ten points. They now rank as number 10 in the Championship standings.

Form: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Birmingham Form

Their last three matches saw Birmingham drawing 2-2 with Wolverhampton, losing 2-1 against Norwich before beating Derby by 1-2. Birmingham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Middlesbrough Form

Middlesbrough claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 3-0 against Crystal Palace. A 4-3 win followed against Norwich, before drawing 2-2 with Millwall. Middlesbrough only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to seven.

Betting 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.

In-form players: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Phil Neumann, who is performing well for Birmingham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Middlesbrough.The visitors will be looking to Will Lankshear to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Middlesbrough in recent matches.

Popular markets: Birmingham vs Middlesbrough

Full-time result

Birmingham claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Middlesbrough won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away. Birmingham didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. Middlesbrough didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Middlesbrough have beaten Birmingham in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Birmingham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Middlesbrough scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Birmingham played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Birmingham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Middlesbrough kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Middlesbrough have scored in 12 consecutive meetings with Birmingham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored 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 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Birmingham conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches.