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Middlesbrough welcome Birmingham City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough on Saturday, Feb 20 at 4:00 PM in a Championship fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.
Middlesbrough come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 0D 1L). Birmingham City travel in mixed form (0W 2D 0L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.
History strongly favours Middlesbrough here — they've won 8 of 10 previous meetings against Birmingham City. Their last encounter ended in Birmingham City won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Middlesbrough a slight edge, but Birmingham City are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.