Reading vs Birmingham

Reading

0 - 2

Birmingham

🕒 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Reading 20 · Birmingham 19

Referee Stats

James Linington

31 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	32%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-13).
Reading controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-8-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 35

Avg: 1.09 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

17 / 44

Avg: 0.74 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00

PPG

0.57

1.09

0.74

1.52

1.91

48%

O2.5

35%

52%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank20th

Birmingham rank19th

Reading points44

Birmingham points46

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.

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.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals6-8

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

L L L W L

Points3/15

Weighted index13

Goals5-11

Record1-0-4

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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%

Reading clean sheet at home17%

Birmingham score away57%

Birmingham clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Birmingham score first0%

Birmingham win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Birmingham 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.09 vs 1.41

Reading concede at home1.52 vs 1.14

Birmingham score away0.74 vs 1.14

Birmingham concede away1.91 vs 1.41

Reading score 23% below league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 33% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Birmingham goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

468

295

Passes Accurate

362

196

Passes %

77%

66%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (50.0%)
BTTS	8 (57.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (28.6%)
BTTS	3 (42.9%)

Reading vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season

2022-2023 Season

07 Apr 2023 Reading vs Birmingham 1 - 1 16 Dec 2022 Birmingham vs Reading 3 - 2

2021-2022 Season

22 Feb 2022 Reading vs Birmingham 2 - 1 06 Nov 2021 Birmingham vs Reading 1 - 2

2020-2021 Season

17 Mar 2021 Birmingham vs Reading 2 - 1 09 Dec 2020 Reading vs Birmingham 1 - 2

2018-2019 Season

05 May 2019 Reading vs Birmingham 0 - 0 23 Oct 2018 Birmingham vs Reading 2 - 1

2017-2018 Season

02 Jan 2018 Reading vs Birmingham 0 - 2 26 Aug 2017 Birmingham vs Reading 0 - 2

2016-2017 Season

31 Jan 2017 Birmingham vs Reading 0 - 1 13 Sep 2016 Reading vs Birmingham 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

09 Apr 2016 Reading vs Birmingham 0 - 2 08 Aug 2015 Birmingham vs Reading 2 - 1