MIDDLESBROUGH. Birmingham City prevails over Middlesbrough with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Hogan (56′) and a goal from M. Roberts (53′). Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Richard Wild and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 127
- 52 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 56% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Birmingham City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (G. Gardner, D. Sanderson and R. McGree).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Middlesbrough will stay with 21 points like Luton Town and Millwall to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will have 19 points like Bristol City and Reading to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Luton Town on the 2nd of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Birmingham City will host Bristol City on the 2nd of November with a 12-3 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (3 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
58'
Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Neil Warnock decided to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Paddy McNair , Sol Bamba , Lee Peltier , Marcus Tavernier , Martín Payero , Jonathan Howson , Matt Crooks , Onel Hernández , Andraž Šporar and Uche Ikpeazu .
The home team had on the bench: Toyosi Olusanya, Josh Coburn , Duncan Watmore , James Léa Siliki , Luke Daniels, Isaiah Jones and Anfernee Dijksteel.
Middlesbrough could not rely on the presence of D. Watmore (injured).
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: U. Ikpeazu for D. Watmore (41′), O. Hernandez for S. J. Lea (58′) and M. Crooks for J. Coburn (86′).
Best player: Sol Bamba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Sol Bamba.
His rating is with 35 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
53'
19'
Birmingham City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Lee Bowyer played with: Matija Šarkić , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , George Friend , Jordan Graham , Ivan Šunjić , Gary Gardner , Kristian Pedersen , Riley McGree , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lukas Jutkiewicz , Harlee Dean, Chuks Aneke, Iván Sánchez, Jérémie Bela , Neil Etheridge and Ryan Woods.
Birmingham City could not rely on the presence of J. Bela (injured).
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 2 changes: T. Deeney for L. Jutkiewicz (67′) and K. Pedersen for J. Bela (68′).
Best player: Marc Roberts
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Birmingham City was Marc Roberts.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (46% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Barnsley – 2-1
- Derby County – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Fulham – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Hull City – Coventry City – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 0-2
- Preston North End – Luton Town – 2-0
- Reading – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
- Sheffield United – Blackpool – 0-1
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 3-3
- Swansea City – Peterborough United – 3-0
