When Middlesbrough took the lead at Birmingham City in Monday’s Championship encounter, there was only ever going to be one outcome based on their astonishing record in 2025-26.
Middlesbrough kept up the pressure on Coventry City at the top of the Championship with a 3-1 win at Birmingham City on Monday night. Their victory also saw them maintain an unbelievable record of holding onto leads in the league this season.
It was the 19th Championship match of 2025-26 in which Middlesbrough have held a lead, and the 19th time they have gone on to win.
They are the only club in England’s top four tiers yet to lose a point from a winning position this season, having consistently held a remarkable iron grip on matches once getting ahead.
Only twice this season in the Championship have Middlesbrough conceded an equaliser, versus Birmingham in November when leading 1-0 and at West Brom in January after being 2-0 up. On both occasions they eventually found a winner to seal victory by a single goal.
To add some context around how special this record is, no Championship club have managed to go a whole season without dropping points from a winning position since the competition rebranded in 2004-05.
While not a direct comparison, it’s interesting that no Premier League side have managed to go through an entire season without dropping any points from a winning position either, and that run will continue as all 20 clubs have already given up a lead at least once in 2025-26.
Overall, Middlesbrough have been leading for 33.6% of game time in the Championship this season. That’s the fifth-highest proportion, behind only league leaders Coventry, Ipswich Town, Wrexham and Hull City.
Only Ipswich (+12) have managed a better goal difference than Boro (+10) while in a winning position, too – a fact that has helped Kim Hellberg’s side remain so dominant after taking leads.
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