Birmingham vs Middlesbrough Predictions

• Birmingham have only lost one of their 16 Championship home matches this season
• Middlesbrough have suffered just one league defeat in nine games this calendar year
• Boro have recorded six successive victories over Birmingham

Blues’ home form makes them hard to oppose

Birmingham remain in the mix to finish in the Championship play-off positions based largely on their impressive home record, as they have lost just one of their 16 Championship games at St Andrew’s, with 31 of their 49 points being picked up on home soil.

Blues would be even higher up the table if they could turn some of their draws into victories, as they have shared the spoils seven times on their own patch, with five of those coming across their last seven home fixtures.

Chris Davies’ side were held by West Brom in their last league game at St Andrew’s, while they also took Premier League Leeds to penalties in the fourth round of the FA Cup before bowing out in front of their own fans.

Boro have stumbled over recent weeks

Middlesbrough have only lost once in nine Championship games since the turn of the year and that sole defeat was at league leaders Coventry, however, since that loss, they have recorded underwhelming home draws against struggling duo Oxford and Leicester.

Kim Hellberg’s side remain in the top two despite those recent setbacks and their recent record against Birmingham is impressive, as they have won six on the spin when facing Blues and have triumphed on each of their last four visits to St Andrew’s.

That might be enough to make many consider siding with Boro, but Birmingham’s impressive home record, coupled with the visitor’s recent setbacks, means the draw is the preferred choice.