Birmingham vs Middlesbrough prediction, odds & betting tips 12/03/2024

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Birmingham - Middlesbrough

England Championship - St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Middlesbrough are currently sitting around the mid-table mark in the Championship, which is a stark contrast from last season, so anything but a win against struggling Birmingham City could rule them out of the play-off race.

Birmingham vs Middlesbrough prediction: Must-win game for both teams

• Middlesbrough have won more than half of the meetings between these two sides
• There have only been five draws in this fixture
• Birmingham have lost just one of their last six matches

Pre-game odds and win probability: Boro slight away favourites

Home: 17/10 (2.7) – 37%

Draw: 12/5 (3.4) – 29.4%

Away: 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%

This game appears to be way too close to call judging by the bookmakers' odds, so we'd strongly suggest checking out the other free betting tips we have on offer.

We offer a plethora of options, such as yellow card analysis – like we've done for the Premier League on our betting insights page – and with Birmingham in the top five for yellow cards this season, that could be a tempting market to look into.

Last five H2Hs: Middlesbrough almost untouchable in this fixture

Boro have done very well against Birmingham over the last few years winning four of the past five games. However, there's been just one goal in the previous two meetings, so the first strike could be crucial.

England Championship 27/01/24

Birmingham

0

Middlesbrough

0

England Championship 21/10/23

Middlesbrough

1

Birmingham

0

England Championship 02/01/23

Birmingham

1

Middlesbrough

3

England Championship 05/10/22

Middlesbrough

1

Birmingham

0

England Championship 15/03/22

Birmingham

0

Middlesbrough

2

Birmingham preview: Home form could save the Blues

It's just three league wins in Birmingham's last 15 outings, so they know a turnaround in form is needed. A lot of teams down the bottom such as QPR and Sheffield Wednesday have picked up form, so home games must become a place to pick up three points.

Predicted lineup: Ruddy (GK) – Buchanan, Roberts, Aiwu, Drameh – Paik, Sunjic – Bacuna, Pritchard, Miyoshi – Stansfield

England League 1 03/05/25

W

Cambridge Utd

1

Birmingham

2

England League 1 30/04/25

W

Blackpool

0

Birmingham

2

England League 1 27/04/25

W

Mansfield

0

Birmingham

4

England League 1 24/04/25

W

Stevenage

0

Birmingham

1

England League 1 21/04/25

W

Burton Albion

1

Birmingham

2

Middlesbrough preview: Away form is starting to pick up

Middlesbrough have now won four of their last seven away games in the Championship, so travelling away to the Midlands in midweek will not have Michael Carrick's side worried.

Predicted lineup: Dieng (GK) – Clarke, Van den Berg, McNair – Engel, Greenwood, Howson, Ayling – McGree – Latte Lath, Forss

England Championship 03/05/25

L

Coventry

2

Middlesbrough

0

England Championship 26/04/25

D

Norwich

0

Middlesbrough

0

England Championship 21/04/25

L

Sheff Wed

2

Middlesbrough

1

England Championship 18/04/25

W

Plymouth

1

Middlesbrough

2

England Championship 12/04/25

L

Millwall

1

Middlesbrough

0

Player to watch: Emmanuel Latte Lath

It's not been an easy season for Emmanuel Latte Lath who was omitted from 10 matchday squads in a row earlier this campaign by Michael Carrick, but he's now thriving in the Championship.

Latte Lath to make it three in a row

As mentioned above, Latte Lath hasn't had it all his own way this campaign but he's now making up for lost time in the Championship having scored in back-to-back games.

Boro are going to have to dig deep to win on Tuesday, March 12th with it being their second away game in just a few days, and having Latte Lath's goalscoring ability could be critical.