Birmingham vs Boro 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Birmingham City

48': Marvin Ducksch

FT
1 - 3

Middlesbrough

13': Matt Targett
26': Matt Targett
60': David Strelec

Introduction

Birmingham City are hosting Middlesbrough at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 1. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a through ball.
26': Goal! Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.
45'+4': First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
45': Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Middlesbrough 2.
48': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 2. Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
58': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
61': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Morgan Whittaker replaces David Strelec.
64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Carlos Vicente replaces Patrick Roberts.
65': Substitution, Birmingham City. August Priske replaces Jay Stansfield.
66': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ibrahim Osman replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
72': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Demarai Gray.
74': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Riley McGree.
75': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Tommy Conway.
84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Jonathan Panzo.
85': Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for handball.
90': Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Hayden Hackney.
90'+4': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Birmingham City 1, Middlesbrough 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,918

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+19	Middlesbrough	35	66	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9
+25	Ipswich Town	33	60	7

Full Table

Statistics

MID		BIR
12	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	0
39.9	Possession	60.1
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
218	Accurate Passes	351
312	Passes	464
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	25
0.1	Cross %	0.2
51	Long Balls	83
19	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	2
15	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.2
7	Interceptions	6
30	Effective Clearances	17
30	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	James Beadle (GK)
37	Jonathan Panzo
4	Christoph Klarer
31	Kai Wagner
26	Bright Osayi-Samuel
33	Marvin Ducksch
7	Tommy Doyle
24	Tomoki Iwata
28	Jay Stansfield
10	Demarai Gray
16	Patrick Roberts

Substitutes:

Ryan Allsop, Kanya Fujimoto, Ethan Laird, Kyogo Furuhashi, Phil Neumann, Carlos Vicente, August Priske, Paik Seung-Ho, Ibrahim Osman.

Middlesbrough (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
31	Solomon Brynn (GK)
6	Dael Fry
29	Adilson Malanda
12	Luke Ayling
7	Hayden Hackney
18	Aidan Morris
8	Riley McGree
3	Matt Targett
2	Callum Brittain
9	Tommy Conway
13	David Strelec