Birmingham vs Middlesbrough: model prediction
ChampionshipWDDLW
WDWWD
Over 1.5 goals
Over 8.5 corners
Draw or Middlesbrough
Fairly pricedValue_gap +0.019 <= 0.03.
Win probability · fair 2.65
Top signals
Model read
"38% on Middlesbrough is a measurement, not a promise." Birmingham versus Middlesbrough in the Championship on 19 September 2026 is finely balanced. Middlesbrough edge it at 38%, but the gap to the field is slim. Market and model are aligned here; the fair price says 41%. No strong lean on goals (50% Over 2.5). The interest, if any, lives elsewhere. The run in: Birmingham arrive W2 D3 L1, Middlesbrough W3 D2 L1. Fatigue may matter, with Middlesbrough 4 days shorter on recovery than Birmingham. The recent series reads 0 wins for Birmingham, 0 draws and 5 for Middlesbrough over 5 games, 2.6 goals on average. Verdict: no bet. Value_gap +0.019 <= 0.03.
Value & higher-risk angles
Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.
Model vs market
34.9%+1.1%
27.3%+1.9%
37.8%-3.0%
value_gap +0.019 <= 0.03
Goals
Corners
Shots
Recent shot volume
Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.
Totals line guide
Discipline: Fairly priced. Value_gap +0.019 <= 0.03.
Form & head-to-head
Last 5 meetings: Birmingham 0 · 0 draws · Middlesbrough 5 · 2.6 goals/game.
Referee history
Most-seen referees this season, real match data. We never claim who officiates this fixture.
Season stats
Season 2026/27, real results only
71.4%71.4%
85.7%85.7%
14.3%14.3%
League averages this season: 2.74 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 59% · BTTS in 64%. Full league tables & stats →
Bookmaker odds
Real bookmaker price (Bet365) next to our model fair price. Bookmaker prices include the bookmaker margin, so our margin-free fair price usually looks longer. We do not claim to beat the closing market.
Model fair odds
Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.
Match result
Goals
Corners
Cards
Shots on target
Shots
Fouls
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets
Shots
| Over 22.5 | 66.0% | Over 24.5 | 53.7% | Over 26.5 | 41.5% | Over 28.5 | 30.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most: Birmingham | 57.2% | Most: Middlesbrough | 36.7% | ||||
| Birmingham Over 13.2 | 47.7% | Middlesbrough Over 13.2 | 33.2% |
Shots on target
| Over 6.5 | 71.5% | Over 7.5 | 59.2% | Over 8.5 | 46.6% | Over 9.5 | 34.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most: Birmingham | 51.7% | Most: Middlesbrough | 35.6% | ||||
| Birmingham Over 4.2 | 46.9% | Middlesbrough Over 4.2 | 35.3% |
Cards
| Over 2.5 | 67.6% | Over 3.5 | 45.9% | Over 4.5 | 27.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most: Birmingham | 37.7% | Most: Middlesbrough | 39.9% | ||
| Birmingham Over 1.8 | 51.1% | Middlesbrough Over 1.8 | 52.7% |
Clean sheet & win to nil
Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.
| Birmingham clean sheet | 25.7% |
|---|---|
| Middlesbrough clean sheet | 27.3% |
| Birmingham win to nil | 18.0% |
| Middlesbrough win to nil | 19.6% |
Full market spectrum · model probabilities
The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.
Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
| home | 34.9% | draw | 27.3% | away | 37.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
double_chance
| 1X | 62.2% | 12 | 72.7% | X2 | 65.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
dnb
| home | 48.0% | away | 52.0% |
|---|
btts
| yes | 54.5% | no | 45.5% |
|---|
clean_sheet
| home | 25.8% | away | 27.4% |
|---|
win_to_nil
| home | 18.1% | away | 19.7% |
|---|
winning_margin
| home_by_1 | 19.3% | home_by_2 | 10.2% | home_by_3plus | 5.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_by_1 | 20.2% | away_by_2 | 11.2% | away_by_3plus | 6.3% |
correct_score
| 0-0 | 7.7% | 0-1 | 9.0% | 0-2 | 6.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 2.9% | 0-4 | 1.0% | 0-5 | 0.3% |
| 1-0 | 8.5% | 1-1 | 13.0% | 1-2 | 8.4% |
| 1-3 | 3.8% | 1-4 | 1.3% | 1-5 | 0.4% |
| 2-0 | 5.9% | 2-1 | 8.0% | 2-2 | 5.4% |
| 2-3 | 2.5% | 2-4 | 0.8% | 2-5 | 0.2% |
| 3-0 | 2.6% | 3-1 | 3.5% | 3-2 | 2.4% |
| 3-3 | 1.1% | 3-4 | 0.4% | 3-5 | 0.1% |
| 4-0 | 0.8% | 4-1 | 1.1% | 4-2 | 0.8% |
| 4-3 | 0.3% | 4-4 | 0.1% | 4-5 | 0.0% |
| 5-0 | 0.2% | 5-1 | 0.3% | 5-2 | 0.2% |
| 5-3 | 0.1% | 5-4 | 0.0% | 5-5 | 0.0% |
| other | 0.5% |
likeliest_score
| h | 100.0% | a | 100.0% | p | 13.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
| over_0.5 | 92.3% | under_0.5 | 7.7% | over_1.5 | 74.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_1.5 | 25.1% | over_2.5 | 49.5% | under_2.5 | 50.6% |
| over_3.5 | 27.5% | under_3.5 | 72.5% | over_4.5 | 13.0% |
| under_4.5 | 87.0% | over_5.5 | 5.3% | under_5.5 | 94.7% |
odd_even
| odd | 48.5% | even | 51.5% |
|---|
team_home
| over_0.5 | 72.6% | under_0.5 | 27.4% | over_1.5 | 37.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_1.5 | 62.8% | over_2.5 | 14.2% | under_2.5 | 85.8% |
team_away
| over_0.5 | 74.3% | under_0.5 | 25.8% | over_1.5 | 39.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_1.5 | 60.7% | over_2.5 | 15.6% | under_2.5 | 84.4% |
most
| home | 34.9% | draw | 27.3% | away | 37.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-2.5 | 5.4% | away_+2.5 | 94.6% | home_-1.5 | 15.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+1.5 | 84.3% | home_-0.5 | 34.9% | away_+0.5 | 65.1% |
| home_+0.5 | 62.2% | away_-0.5 | 37.8% | home_+1.5 | 82.4% |
| away_-1.5 | 17.6% | home_+2.5 | 93.7% | away_-2.5 | 6.3% |
total_exact
| exact_0 | 7.7% | exact_1 | 17.5% | exact_2 | 25.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exact_3 | 21.9% | exact_4 | 14.5% | exact_5 | 7.7% |
| exact_6 | 3.4% | exact_7plus | 1.9% |
First half range, not a point
1×2
| home | 24.9% | draw | 36.9% | away | 38.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total
| over_0.5 | 76.9% | under_0.5 | 23.1% | over_1.5 | 43.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_1.5 | 56.9% | over_2.5 | 18.3% | under_2.5 | 81.7% |
btts
| yes | 26.4% | no | 73.6% |
|---|
total_exact
| exact_0 | 23.1% | exact_1 | 33.8% | exact_2 | 24.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exact_3 | 12.1% | exact_4plus | 6.2% |
Second half range, not a point
1×2
| home | 33.1% | draw | 42.6% | away | 24.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total
| over_0.5 | 68.7% | under_0.5 | 31.3% | over_1.5 | 32.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_1.5 | 67.6% | over_2.5 | 11.3% | under_2.5 | 88.8% |
btts
| yes | 19.2% | no | 80.8% |
|---|
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
| H/H | 20.1% | H/D | 3.7% | H/A | 1.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D/H | 12.2% | D/D | 15.7% | D/A | 9.0% |
| A/H | 2.5% | A/D | 6.8% | A/A | 29.0% |
Corners range, not a point
total
| over_7.5 | 79.6% | under_7.5 | 20.5% | over_8.5 | 69.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_8.5 | 30.7% | over_9.5 | 57.9% | under_9.5 | 42.1% |
| over_10.5 | 46.2% | under_10.5 | 53.8% | over_11.5 | 35.1% |
| under_11.5 | 64.9% | over_12.5 | 25.5% | under_12.5 | 74.5% |
odd_even
| odd | 50.0% | even | 50.0% |
|---|
team_home
| over_3.5 | 78.4% | under_3.5 | 21.6% | over_4.5 | 64.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_4.5 | 35.7% | over_5.5 | 49.3% | under_5.5 | 50.7% |
team_away
| over_3.5 | 65.6% | under_3.5 | 34.4% | over_4.5 | 48.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_4.5 | 51.3% | over_5.5 | 33.3% | under_5.5 | 66.7% |
most
| home | 55.4% | draw | 10.3% | away | 34.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-3.5 | 25.4% | away_+3.5 | 74.6% | home_-1.5 | 44.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+1.5 | 55.2% | home_-0.5 | 55.4% | away_+0.5 | 44.6% |
| home_+0.5 | 65.8% | away_-0.5 | 34.3% | home_+1.5 | 75.0% |
| away_-1.5 | 25.0% | home_+3.5 | 88.6% | away_-3.5 | 11.4% |
Shots range, not a point
total
| over_22.5 | 66.0% | under_22.5 | 34.0% | over_24.5 | 53.8% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_24.5 | 46.3% | over_26.5 | 41.5% | under_26.5 | 58.5% |
| over_28.5 | 30.2% | under_28.5 | 69.8% |
odd_even
| odd | 50.0% | even | 50.0% |
|---|
team_home
| over_10.5 | 72.6% | under_10.5 | 27.4% | over_12.5 | 56.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_12.5 | 43.9% | over_14.5 | 39.6% | under_14.5 | 60.4% |
team_away
| over_10.5 | 59.5% | under_10.5 | 40.5% | over_12.5 | 41.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_12.5 | 58.6% | over_14.5 | 26.0% | under_14.5 | 74.1% |
most
| home | 57.2% | draw | 6.1% | away | 36.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-4.5 | 32.6% | away_+4.5 | 67.4% | home_-2.5 | 44.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+2.5 | 55.4% | home_-0.5 | 57.2% | away_+0.5 | 42.8% |
| home_+0.5 | 63.3% | away_-0.5 | 36.7% | home_+2.5 | 74.4% |
| away_-2.5 | 25.6% | home_+4.5 | 83.4% | away_-4.5 | 16.6% |
Shots on target range, not a point
total
| over_6.5 | 71.5% | under_6.5 | 28.5% | over_7.5 | 59.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_7.5 | 40.8% | over_8.5 | 46.6% | under_8.5 | 53.4% |
| over_9.5 | 34.8% | under_9.5 | 65.2% |
odd_even
| odd | 50.0% | even | 50.0% |
|---|
team_home
| over_3.5 | 64.2% | under_3.5 | 35.8% | over_4.5 | 46.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_4.5 | 53.1% | over_5.5 | 31.4% | under_5.5 | 68.6% |
team_away
| over_3.5 | 53.1% | under_3.5 | 46.9% | over_4.5 | 35.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_4.5 | 64.7% | over_5.5 | 21.3% | under_5.5 | 78.7% |
most
| home | 51.7% | draw | 12.7% | away | 35.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-2.5 | 27.4% | away_+2.5 | 72.6% | home_-0.5 | 51.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+0.5 | 48.3% | home_+0.5 | 64.4% | away_-0.5 | 35.6% |
| home_+2.5 | 84.5% | away_-2.5 | 15.5% |
Cards calibrated
total
| over_2.5 | 67.6% | under_2.5 | 32.4% | over_3.5 | 45.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_3.5 | 54.1% | over_4.5 | 27.1% | under_4.5 | 72.9% |
| over_5.5 | 14.0% | under_5.5 | 86.0% |
odd_even
| odd | 50.0% | even | 50.1% |
|---|
team_home
| over_1.5 | 51.1% | under_1.5 | 48.9% | over_2.5 | 24.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_2.5 | 75.4% |
team_away
| over_1.5 | 52.7% | under_1.5 | 47.3% | over_2.5 | 26.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_2.5 | 73.9% |
most
| home | 37.7% | draw | 22.3% | away | 39.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-1.5 | 19.3% | away_+1.5 | 80.8% | home_-0.5 | 37.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+0.5 | 62.3% | home_+0.5 | 60.1% | away_-0.5 | 39.9% |
| home_+1.5 | 79.1% | away_-1.5 | 20.9% |
Fouls calibrated
total
| over_20.5 | 57.0% | under_20.5 | 43.0% | over_22.5 | 41.2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_22.5 | 58.8% | over_24.5 | 27.2% | under_24.5 | 72.8% |
odd_even
| odd | 50.0% | even | 50.0% |
|---|
team_home
| over_9.5 | 68.2% | under_9.5 | 31.8% | over_11.5 | 46.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_11.5 | 53.6% | over_13.5 | 26.9% | under_13.5 | 73.1% |
team_away
| over_9.5 | 55.6% | under_9.5 | 44.4% | over_11.5 | 33.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under_11.5 | 66.7% | over_13.5 | 16.6% | under_13.5 | 83.4% |
most
| home | 55.5% | draw | 7.8% | away | 36.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
handicap
| home_-3.5 | 32.0% | away_+3.5 | 68.0% | home_-0.5 | 55.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| away_+0.5 | 44.5% | home_+2.5 | 77.1% | away_-2.5 | 22.9% |
Red card range, not a point
any
| yes | 8.7% | no | 91.3% |
|---|
home
| yes | 5.5% | no | 94.5% |
|---|
away
| yes | 3.4% | no | 96.6% |
|---|
How this works (honestly)
We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.
Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.
Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.
We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.
Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0095 (55416 matches).
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