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Championship
Referee: Steve Martin
Birmingham
S T S U T
0–2
Full-time
Reading
U T U S T

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Team trends

Birmingham Reading
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 42%
50%
33%
Points per game
1,7
1,3
Over 2.5 Ø 25%
33%
17%
Both score Ø 33%
33%
33%
Average goals
1,7
1,5
Scored
1,0
0,7
Conceded
0,7
0,8
Goal diff per game
+0,3
-0,2
This season — Championship · 4/4 matches
Win Ø 25%
25%
25%
Points per game
1,0
1,0
Over 2.5 Ø 38%
50%
25%
Both score Ø 50%
50%
50%
Average goals
1,8
2,0
Scored
0,8
0,8
Conceded
1,0
1,3
Goal diff per game
-0,3
-0,5
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Match stats

Half-time score: 0–0

40% Possession 60%
14 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 5
7 Blocked shots 2
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
4 Corners 3
1 Offside 3
10 Free kicks against 5
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Birmingham 16. · Reading 18.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Cardiff 4 4 0 0 +7 12
2 Ipswich 4 4 0 0 +5 12
3 Wolves 4 3 0 1 +3 9
4 Nott'm Forest 4 3 0 1 +2 9
5 Leeds 4 2 2 0 +3 8
6 Hull 5 2 1 2 +5 7
7 QPR 4 2 1 1 +1 7
8 Preston 4 2 1 1 +1 7
9 Derby 4 2 1 1 +0 7
10 Bristol City 5 1 3 1 +1 6
11 Middlesbrough 4 2 0 2 +1 6
12 Sheffield United 4 2 0 2 -1 6
13 Sunderland 4 1 2 1 +0 5
14 Sheffield Weds 4 1 2 1 +0 5
15 Aston Villa 5 1 2 2 -2 5
16 Birmingham 4 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Norwich 4 1 1 2 -2 4
18 Reading 4 1 1 2 -2 4
19 Fulham 4 0 3 1 -1 3
20 Barnsley 4 1 0 3 -3 3
21 Burton Albion 4 1 0 3 -5 3
22 Millwall 4 0 2 2 -2 2
23 Bolton 5 0 2 3 -6 2
24 Brentford 4 0 1 3 -4 1

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Birmingham Reading
Nsue 🔁
↦ C. Jenkinson
32′
Half-time 0–0
L. Jutkiewicz 🔁
↦ C. NDoye
46′
60′
J. Böðvarsson 0–1
T. Blackett
70′
🔁 G. Evans
↦ J. van den Berg
76′
🔁 G. McCleary
↦ M. Barrow
D. Davis 🔁
↦ J. Grounds
78′
85′
G. Evans 0–2
G. McCleary
88′
🔁 S. Smith
↦ J. Böðvarsson
Full-time 0–2

Line-ups

Birmingham

3-5-2
13 D. Stockdale G
3 J. Grounds D
28 M. Morrison D
22 C. Jenkinson D
4 M. Roberts D
15 C. Bramall D
50 S. Gleeson M
6 M. Kieftenbeld M
19 J. Maghoma M
17 C. N'Doye M
18 S. Gallagher F
Bench (7)
2 Nsue
10 L. Jutkiewicz
26 D. Davis
5 R. Shotton
29 T. Kuszczak
45 W. Harding
8 C. Gardner

Coach: H. Redknapp

Reading

3-5-2
1 V. Mannone G
5 P. McShane D
2 C. Gunter D
6 L. Moore D
20 Tiago Ilori D
24 T. Blackett D
4 J. van den Berg
19 L. Bacuna M
38 L. Kelly M
23 J. Böðvarsson F
17 M. Barrow M
Bench (7)
8 G. Evans
12 G. McCleary
55 S. Smith
22 P. Clement
25 Adrian Popa I
31 A. Jaakkola
37 A. Andresson

Coach: J. Stam

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
U2,5 ✓
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja
BLS nei ✓

Referee

Steve Martin · 46 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
2,5 / match
Below average
⚽ Free kicks
15,9 / match
Below average

🟥 Red cards: 0,13 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.