Birmingham vs Reading

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🕒 Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 499 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Woolmer 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Birmingham 18 · Reading 7
Referee Stats
22 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 36%
Draws 27%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Birmingham outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Reading controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 37
Avg: 0.78 / 1.61

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-9-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 27
Avg: 1.09 / 1.17

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.96
PPG
1.30
0.78
GF
1.09
1.61
GA
1.17
48%
O2.5
35%
48%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Birmingham rank18th
Reading rank7th
Birmingham points52
Reading points70
Birmingham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -24
39 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

L D W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index49
Goals6-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-9
Record0-2-3
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.

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home61%
Birmingham clean sheet at home17%
Reading score away70%
Reading clean sheet away39%

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 home0.78 vs 1.25
Birmingham concede at home1.61 vs 1.06
Reading score away1.09 vs 1.06
Reading concede away1.17 vs 1.25
Birmingham score 37% below league average, while Reading score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Birmingham are 52% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below 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
4
3
Total Shots
13
8
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
7
3
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
15
12
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
261
528
Passes Accurate
152
412
Passes %
58%
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