Birmingham vs Reading

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🕒 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St Andrew's Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Birmingham 17 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
30 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 40%
Draws 23%
Away wins 37%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (9-20).
  • Reading controlled possession (64%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

24 / 24
Avg: 1.04 / 1.04

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

8
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 44
Avg: 0.65 / 1.91

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.17
PPG
0.52
1.04
GF
0.65
1.04
GA
1.91
39%
O2.5
52%
43%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Birmingham rank17th
Reading rank20th
Birmingham points53
Reading points50
Birmingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -11
38 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-3
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals4-9
Record0-1-4
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.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home65%
Birmingham clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away52%
Reading clean sheet away13%

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 home1.04 vs 1.32
Birmingham concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Reading score away0.65 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.91 vs 1.32
Birmingham score 21% below league average, while Reading score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Birmingham are 6% below league average at home, and Reading are 44% 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
6
8
Total Shots
9
20
Shots off Goal
1
5
Blocked Shots
2
7
Shots Inside Box
8
12
Shots Outside Box
1
8
Ball Possession
36%
64%
Corner Kicks
0
7
Fouls
14
14
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
293
502
Passes Accurate
199
417
Passes %
68%
83%

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