England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Middlesbrough and Birmingham City, taking place on Wednesday, 05 October 2022, at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
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Middlesbrough, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 away defeat by Coventry City will have left the Middlesbrough squad feeling a little deflated. In that game they had 57% possession and managed 6 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Coventry City who had 11 attempts and 4 on target.
Chris Wilder will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 6 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 7 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They are showing great consistency at Riverside Stadium in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 home games. This season, their defensive frailties have certainly been apparent, having conceded at least 1 goal in 9 of their 11 league games.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
Birmingham City, Recent FormAn important point secured against Sheffield United will have left Birmingham City quite happy with their 1-1 draw. During that encounter they recorded 40% of the possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target, while their opponents managed to hit 3 of their 13 shots on goal.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 6 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Birmingham recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Birmingham City, Scott Hogan will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Last time these two teams met in the league it resulted in an unsurprising 0-2 win for Middlesbrough.
The Blues have managed to keep a clean sheet against Middlesboro in each of their previous 2 visits to Riverside Stadium. The Blues have found the back of the net in each of their previous 3 league matches away from home to Middlesboro. The Boro have struggled for goals when Birmingham comes to visit Riverside Stadium, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
In the league, Birmingham has a good track record when they travel to Middlesboro, getting the better of them to win their last 2 games.
With only Chuba Akpom (Knee) and Darragh Lenihan (Ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Chris Wilder will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Birmingham manager John Eustace has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Harlee Dean (Leg), Nico Gordon (Leg) and Przemysław Płacheta (Ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Middlesbrough Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 33' |
| 34' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 3-2 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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