Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City prediction and preview

Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough · Birmingham City · Championship predictions

The Championship fixture between Middlesbrough and Birmingham City is scheduled for Saturday 20 February 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough sit 2nd on 28 points after 14 matches, while Birmingham City are 4th in the table with 26 points from 14.

Middlesbrough come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Birmingham City's recent sequence reads W-W-L-W-W. Over their last 6, Middlesbrough have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Birmingham City average 2.3 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 4 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Middlesbrough won 7, 1 game was drawn and Birmingham City won 2. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 19 Sep 2026, ended Birmingham City 2-2 Middlesbrough.