Reading vs Birmingham

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🕒 Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 40
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Birmingham 17
Referee Stats
2 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 0%
Draws 100%
Away wins 0%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 24
Avg: 1.35 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 34
Avg: 1.00 / 1.48

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.65
PPG
1.13
1.35
GF
1.00
1.04
GA
1.48
48%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Birmingham rank17th
Reading points50
Birmingham points53
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.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D D D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-4
Record0-5-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Birmingham last 5 away

L W L D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals4-5
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Birmingham score away65%
Birmingham clean sheet away26%

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 home1.35 vs 1.32
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Birmingham score away1.00 vs 1.11
Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.32
Reading score 2% above league average, while Birmingham score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 12% 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
3
4
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
6
5
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
5
0
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
342
367
Passes Accurate
224
262
Passes %
65%
71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals7 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Reading vs Birmingham Head-to-Head History by Season