Birmingham take on the visitors Middlesbrough in the round 26 match o English Championship. The match will be played on Monday, January 2nd at St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).
Birmingham City’s boring football is really difficult to watch. And without the main scorer Hogan, the hosts stopped collecting points. Even at home, Birmingham prefers to play number two, which is probably why the team does not make much difference on which fields to play. The latest results are predictable. Without much struggle, the Blues are inferior to the favorites and, if they are lucky, they gain minimal wins or draw matches with clubs of their own level. In three of the last four games, Birmingham has failed to beat keepers of the opponents even once. It is unlikely that the hosts will fight for getting into the playoffs this season.
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Borough beat Blackburn and Wigan in beautiful style, Carrick's team scored 14 goals in the last six rounds alone. Now the visitors are gradually rising to the first part of the table, they added in matches both before the break and after returning to the field, collected 12 points out of 15 possible and lost only to the leaders of the Championship Burnley on the road. In the last round of "stone upon stone" was not left from far from the weakest club in the league, "Wigan Athletic". Coupled with the fact that the visitors have a great defense that rarely allows mistakes, good results on the road and only two defeats in ten rounds, the team has the right to count on replenishing the points reserve on the road with such Birmingham. After all, if the “rivers” are in shape, and at the moment this is just the case, they can cause trouble to any opponent. And beat anyone.
Not only is Birmingham in bad shape, but the hosts still have a lot of injured players in each line. In this case, a draw would be a success. In terms of the selection of players, this team is only good for being a solid mid-table side in the Championship. Losing Hull at home means one thing - the Blues, to put it mildly, in a very mediocre form. The victory of the visitors looks logical, probably with a comfortable advantage and full possession throughout the match.
Prediction for the match: Middlesbrough to win.
