Birmingham vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 499 🧑‍⚖️ Steve Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Birmingham 19 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
5 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 60%
Draws 0%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-13).
  • Reading controlled possession (60%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Birmingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-3-10

Goals For / Against

21 / 24
Avg: 0.91 / 1.04

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

10
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 1.52

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.43
PPG
0.91
0.91
GF
1.00
1.04
GA
1.52
35%
O2.5
48%
30%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Birmingham rank19th
Reading rank20th
Birmingham points46
Reading points44
Birmingham: #19 · 46 pts · GD -30
44 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Birmingham last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals10-3
Record4-1-0
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

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-10
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 2.535%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.539%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Birmingham score at home57%
Birmingham clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away17%

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 home0.91 vs 1.41
Birmingham concede at home1.04 vs 1.14
Reading score away1.00 vs 1.14
Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.41
Birmingham score 35% below league average, while Reading score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Birmingham are 9% below league average at home, and Reading are 8% 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
14
13
Shots off Goal
5
6
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
7
10
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
10
5
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
311
480
Passes Accurate
226
395
Passes %
73%
82%

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