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Middlesbrough Birmingham City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this challenge will be Middlesbrough not to win. It is true that the formation of the home acts with the support of its fans, however, in this journey receives a "enemy" very motivated, after several positive results outside the doors. Thus, it is expected that Birmingham will achieve at least one point in this journey.
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Preview
Middlesbrough and Birmingham City face at Riverside Stadium, in a match for the 29th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 04‑10‑2019, Birmingham City got a home win by (2‑1). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 3 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and tied 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, on 11‑08‑2018, Middlesbrough won by (1‑0). B. Assombalonga (12' ) scored the only goal of the match. Middlesbrough registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.

Analysis Middlesbrough

After 8 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in the 17th position, havinf won 34 points so far. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Fulham by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have tied (2‑2) at home, against Derby County. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Middlesbrough has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible.

They haven’t lost any of the last 7 home matches for this competition. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑0 (7 out of 14 matches) and after the 90' 1‑0 (5 out of 14 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 14 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 14 of their 28 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Middlesbrough comes unmotivated for this round after an away defeat by 1-0 against Fulham. The home team usually plays in a traditional 5-2-3, where the three most advanced pieces are Tavernier, Gestede and Roberts. The brain of the team is Englishman Adam Clayton, an intervener responsible for defining and conducting his team's attacks. Due to some weaknesses, Middlesbrough usually plays in their midfield, in order to fill their defensive flaws. The caretaker's coach should have all the players at his disposal.

Confirmed Lineup: Aynsley Pears, Djed Spence, Paddy McNair, Lewis Wing, Marvin Johnson, George Saville, Dael Fry, Patrick Roberts, Jonathan Howson, Lukas Nmecha, Ashley Fletcher.

Analysis Birmingham

The away team is currently in the 18th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 9 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Luton Town, by (1‑2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Cardiff City, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Birmingham City has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (7 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 14 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Birmingham heads into this match after a home draw, by a ball, against Cardiff. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3, favoring offensive transitions and channeling their attack through the side corridors. The three arrows pointed at the goal of the "enemy" will be Jutkiewicz, Bela and Crowley, with the Swedish player Kerim Mrabti responsible for defining and conducting his team's attacks. It is possible that Bellingham, Sunjic and Mrabti operate in the most central part of the land. The visitors' coach will not be able to count on Kieftenbeld and Harlee Dean, the first through injury and the second through punishment.

Confirmed Lineup: Lee Camp, Maxime Colin, Jake Clarke-Salter, Marc Roberts, Kristian Pedersen, Gary Gardner, Jérémie Bela, Jacques Maghoma, Kerim Mrabti, David Davis, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Middlesbrough vs Birmingham match, on 21 January 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Tanzania, goes to: Double chance, Draw or Birmingham ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Middlesbrough vs Birmingham on 21 January 2020 will be played at Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Tanzania, for the Middlesbrough Birmingham match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Middlesbrough at with 70% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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