Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough prediction 12.03.2024
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Middlesbrough
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- Competition: Championship
- Date: 12th March 2024
- Kickoff: 19:45 UTC / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Andrew's
Birmingham City’s fight to stay in the English second division next season will continue on Tuesday night when they host in-form Middlesbrough.
Birmingham finished in the bottom eight in each of their last four seasons and look likely to do so again this season. Mark Venus' men currently find themselves in the bottom four, but their recent home record will give them encouragement for Tuesday's game. The Blues won three of their last four home fixtures and will certainly believe they can pick up three points here.
Middlesbrough meanwhile have not been able to match their own standards of last season. Michael Carrick's side finished fourth in the Championship in the 2022-23 season, only to crash out in the promotion play-offs and have since been very inconsistent.
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips: Double Chance Middlesbrough
The hosts will be buoyed by home advantage but their form has been poor of late. Birmingham City will go into Tuesday's game with a run of four straight games without a win, losing three and drawing one.
Middlesbrough suffered successive defeats after their win over Leicester City last month, but the Blues have shown in their last two games that they are capable of beating any opponent on a good day. The visitors won their last two league outings 5-1 on aggregate and also have four wins from their last four meetings with Mark Venus' side.
- Best Tip: Away team to Win or Draw
- Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough prediction: 1-1
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Middlesbrough
1 : 0
Birmingham City
Championship
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Birmingham City
1 : 3
Middlesbrough
Championship
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Middlesbrough
1 : 0
Birmingham City
Championship
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Birmingham City
0 : 2
Middlesbrough
Championship
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Middlesbrough
0 : 2
Birmingham City
Championship
Birmingham City team news
Birmingham City head coach Mark Venus will be without the services of Alfie Chang who has been out since August due to a knee injury.
The midfielder is joined on the hosts’ injury list by George Hall who is currently treating a hamstring injury, but the hosts have no suspensions.
Jay Stansfield is the club’s top scorer this season nine goals and should lead the line, while George Hall will be pushing for a start in the engine room.
Last matches of Birmingham City
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Millwall
1 : 0
Birmingham City
Championship
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Hull City
1 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
-
Birmingham City
3 : 4
Southampton
Championship
-
Ipswich Town
3 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
-
Birmingham City
2 : 1
Sunderland
Championship
Birmingham City lineup
Goalkeeper
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21
Jay Stansfield
Defenders
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3
Lee Buchanan
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4
Marc Roberts
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44
Emanuel Aiwu
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21
Cody Drameh
Midfielders
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13
Paik Seung-ho
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29
Alex Pritchard
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34
Ivan Šunjić
Forwards
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7
Juninho Bacuna
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28
Jay Stansfield
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11
Kōji Miyoshi
Middlesbrough team news
As far as Middlesbrough are concerned, Darragh Lenihan will be unavailable due to injury. The Centre Back has been out of action since November due to an ankle injury and will miss the trip to Birmingham City.
Marcus Forss and Emmanuel Latte Lath have been on the scoresheet in each of the last two games and will be looking score again here, while Lewis O'Brien is searching for his first goal of the season.
Last matches of Middlesbrough
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Queens Park Rangers
0 : 2
Middlesbrough
Championship
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Middlesbrough
3 : 1
Norwich City
Championship
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Stoke City
2 : 0
Middlesbrough
Championship
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Middlesbrough
0 : 2
Plymouth Argyle
Championship
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Leicester City
1 : 2
Middlesbrough
Championship
Middlesbrough lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Seny Dieng
Defenders
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5
Matthew Clarke
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3
Rav van den Berg
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17
Paddy McNair
Midfielders
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16
Jonny Howson
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27
Lukas Engel
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28
Lewis O'Brien
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8
Riley McGree
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12
Luke Ayling
Forwards
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9
Emmanuel Latte Lath
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21
Marcus Forss
Three reasons we expect Middlesbrough to leave this game with at least one point
- Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last eight trips to St. Andrew's.
- Birmingham didn’t win any of the last four meetings between these two sides.
- Middlesbrough have won two of their last three away matches.
Main prediction Birmingham City - Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough win or draw (X2)
Best Odds:
22bet
1.49
Additional predictions
Team 2 to Win
Best odds:2.51
AH2 (0)
Best odds:1.87
Over 2.5
Best odds:1.72