MIDDLESBROUGH. Middlesbrough snatched a late win Birmingham City 1-0 after M. Rogers scored just 1 goal (89′). Middlesbrough capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch assisted by Matthew Smith and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 10 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 109 Attack 84
- 79 Dangerous attack 32
- 61 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 60% while Birmingham City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the match.
Middlesbrough shot 17 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (Hayden Hackney, Matt Crooks and Lukas Engel). On the other side, Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards (Emmanuel Longelo, John Ruddy and Krystian Bielik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Middlesbrough will have 17 points like West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Hull City and Cardiff City to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will stay with 18 points like Bristol City to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away with Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).
Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 10th of April with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (9 draws).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
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30'
89'
Middlesbrough adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Tommy Smith , Dael Fry , Paddy McNair , Lukas Engel , Daniel Barlaser , Hayden Hackney , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Sam Greenwood and Josh Coburn .
The home team had on the bench: Marcus Forss , Samuel Silvera, Alex Bangura, Emmanuel Latte Lath , Tom Glover, Anfernee Dijksteel, Rav van den Berg, Jonathan Howson and Morgan Rogers .
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Josh Coburn for Emmanuel Latte Lath (66′), Daniel Barlaser for Jonathan Howson (76′), Sam Greenwood for Morgan Rogers (76′) and Tommy Smith for Marcus Forss (81′).
Best player: Daniel Barlaser
The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Daniel Barlaser even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 74 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: John Ruddy , Cody Drameh , Dion Sanderson , Kevin Long , Emmanuel Longelo , Ivan Šunjić , Krystian Bielik , Gary Gardner , Jay Stansfield , Scott Hogan and Siriki Dembélé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan James , Oliver Burke , Neil Etheridge, Romelle Donovan, Emanuel Aiwu, Koji Miyoshi , Marc Roberts, Juninho Bacuna and Lukas Jutkiewicz .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 5 changes: Gary Gardner for Juninho Bacuna (61′), Siriki Dembélé for Oliver Burke (62′), Scott Hogan for Koji Miyoshi (70′), Ivan Šunjić for Jordan James (83′) and Jay Stansfield for Lukas Jutkiewicz (83′).
Best player: John Ruddy
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was the goalkeeper: John Ruddy. His rating is 9.69. He performed 10 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Watford – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Swansea City – Leicester City – 1-3
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Preston North End – Millwall – 1-1
- Norwich City – Leeds United – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Southampton – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Bristol City – Coventry City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 1-0
