Birmingham vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St Andrew's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Birmingham 21 · Reading 22
Referee Stats
19 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 32%
Draws 26%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Reading controlled possession (63%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

27 / 33
Avg: 1.17 / 1.43

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

7
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43
Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
0.91
1.17
GF
0.91
1.43
GA
1.87
61%
O2.5
61%
48%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Birmingham rank21st
Reading rank22nd
Birmingham points47
Reading points47
Birmingham: #21 · 47 pts · GD -25
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

L D L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading last 5 away

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home70%
Birmingham clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Birmingham score first0%
Birmingham win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Birmingham 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Birmingham score at home1.17 vs 1.41
Birmingham concede at home1.43 vs 1.09
Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09
Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41
Birmingham score 17% below league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Birmingham are 31% above league average at home, and Reading are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Birmingham goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
17
14
Shots off Goal
10
4
Blocked Shots
5
5
Shots Inside Box
11
9
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
14
3
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
290
492
Passes Accurate
179
382
Passes %
62%
78%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)

Birmingham vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season