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The Championship continues this week and will see Birmingham City host Middlesbrough on Tuesday night in the 38th round of the league season.
Birmingham City have had mixed results of late with two wins, four draws and four losses in their last 10 games. They played out a goalless draw against Hull City last time out and struggled to offer anything tangible offensively.
The Blues sit 19th in the Championship table with 41 points from 37 games. They will be looking to return to winning ways this week and move up the table.
Like their midweek hosts, Middlesbrough's last outing ended goalless as they faced Millwall away from home. In a very end-to-end affair on Saturday, both teams went on attack after attack but could not hit the target.
Middlesbrough sit eighth in the league table with 56 points from 36 games. They are just one point behind the promotion playoff spots and will be looking for a win on Tuesday.
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head
Historically, there have been 120 meetings between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough. The hosts have won 47 of those games, while the visitors have won 37 times. There have been 36 draws between the two sides.
The two sides last faced off in a league clash earlier in the season, which Birmingham City won 2-0.
Birmingham City Form Guide: D-W-L-L-D
Middlesbrough Form Guide: D-L-W-L-W
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Team News
Birmingham City
Maxime Colin, Troy Deeney and George Friend all remain out with injuries and will sit out the midweek clash. Teden Mengi has recovered from his injury and could return to the starting XI on Tuesday.
Injured: Maxime Colin, Troy Deeney, George Friend
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Middlesbrough
Anfernee Dijksteel is recovering from an injury and is a doubt for Tuesday's game.
Injured: None
Doubtful: Anfernee Dijksteel
Suspended: None
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Predicted XI
Birmingham City Predicted XI (3-5-2): Neil Etheridge; Marc Roberts, Kristian Pedersen, Teden Mengi; Onel Hernandez, Ivan Sunjic, Gary Gardner, Juninho Bacuna, Jordan Graham; Tahith Chong, Lyle Taylor
Middlesbrough Predicted XI (3-5-2): Joe Lumley; Patrick McNair, Dael Fry, Lee Peltier; Neil Taylor, Marcus Tavernier, Jonathan Howson, Matt Crooks, Isaiah Jones; Folarin Balogun, Aaron Connolly
Birmingham City vs Middlesbrough Prediction
Birmingham City have been rather inconsistent of late but are unbeaten in back-to-back games now and will be looking to extend that run to three games this week.
Middlesbrough have also struggled to string together a consistent run of results in the league, failing to win every other game over the past two months. The visitors have failed to win any of their last six away league games and may have to settle for a point on Tuesday.
Prediction: Birmingham City 1-1 Middlesbrough
