Our prediction for this Championship match:
Middlesbrough
Match Time & Date:
11/08/2018
10:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Birmingham CIty
Middlesbrough play host to Birmingham City at their Riverside Stadium on day 2 of the new Championship campaign. The Boro are determined to secure promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season, but they need to be patient and to make progress week by week. Middlesbrough shared the spoils with Millwall at the Den in the opening match of the season, with George Friend scoring the equalizer in the stoppage time. The Blues, on the other hand, played out a 2-2 draw with Norwich City in their opener and, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from Saturday’s football match against Middlesbrough. However, the Boro are more of a team than the Blues and given their home record in the Championship, we are tempted to put our money on Aitor Karanka’s men, who are considered one of main favourites to secure promotion to the English top flight.
Middlesbrough vs Birmingham CIty H2H Last Matches
06/03/18
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
22/11/17
Middlesbrough
Birmingham City
25/12/07
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
01/09/07
Middlesbrough
Birmingham City
04/03/06
Middlesbrough
Birmingham City
22/08/05
Birmingham City
Middlesbrough
Total Score
Middlesbrough
Birmingham CIty
Middlesbrough vs Birmingham CIty H2H Last Matches
06/03/18
BIR
MID
22/11/17
MID
BIR
25/12/07
BIR
MID
01/09/07
MID
BIR
04/03/06
MID
BIR
22/08/05
BIR
MID
Total Score
MID
BIR
Highlighted Player (Adama Traore):
After starting his youth career at Hospitalet, Adama Traore moved to Barcelona football academy La Masia in 2004. The pacey winger made a great progress during his spell with the Catalan giants and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 63 appearances for Barca B.
Adama Traore made his debut for the first team against Granada (4-0) on November 23, 2013, replacing Brazilian superstar Neymar in the 83rd minute of the match. In the summer of 2015, he signed for Aston Villa for a fee of £7 million, but he made no more than 11 appearances in the Premier League for the Vilans. At the end of the 2015/2016 season he moved to fellow English club Middlesbrough and he made his debut for the Boro in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on September 10, 2016.
Due to his dual citizenship, Adama Traore is eligible to represent Spain and Mali at senior level, but it has to be noted that he played for youth categories of La Roja.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.
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