On Tuesday Mar 15th, Birmingham City hosts Middlesbrough at St. Andrew’s Stadium in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 18th placed Birmingham City, recorded a 2-1 win against Bristol City. Tahith Chong struck first for Birmingham City in the 2nd minute on a feed from Marc Roberts, then Nico Gordon added another in the 13th minute. Birmingham City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while middlesbrough sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Sheffield United. Sander Berge scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 23rd minute, then Billy Sharp added another in the 25th minute. Middlesbrough is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Middlesbrough and Birmingham City last played eachother at the Riverside Stadium on Sat Oct 30th. Birmingham City took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Marc Roberts scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 53rd minute, then Scott Hogan added another in the 56th minute In the end, Middlesbrough was frustrated by Birmingham City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Birmingham City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Paddy McNair has been the most effective weapon for Middlesbrough lately. The midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Onel Hernández and Lyle Taylor are the top scorers for Birmingham City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.