Reading vs Birmingham

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🕒 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 576 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Birmingham 18
Referee Stats
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 35%
Draws 32%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (11-5).
  • Reading controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

37 / 27
Avg: 1.61 / 1.17

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

19 / 24
Avg: 0.83 / 1.04

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

10

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

1.74
PPG
1.30
1.61
GF
0.83
1.17
GA
1.04
65%
O2.5
30%
52%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Birmingham rank18th
Reading points70
Birmingham points52
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.
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.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D W D
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-7
Record1-4-0
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 W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-9
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 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 74% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home87%
Reading clean sheet at home35%
Birmingham score away57%
Birmingham clean sheet away43%

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 home1.61 vs 1.25
Reading concede at home1.17 vs 1.06
Birmingham score away0.83 vs 1.06
Birmingham concede away1.04 vs 1.25
Reading score 29% above league average, while Birmingham score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 17% below 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
2
3
Total Shots
11
5
Shots off Goal
8
0
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
7
1
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
9
25
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
577
318
Passes Accurate
473
223
Passes %
82%
70%

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