Reading vs Birmingham

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🕒 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Reading 22 · Birmingham 21
Referee Stats
10 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 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Birmingham outshot their opponent (9-16).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Birmingham had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

33 / 44
Avg: 1.43 / 1.91

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-8-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 42
Avg: 1.00 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.13
PPG
0.87
1.43
GF
1.00
1.91
GA
1.83
57%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank22nd
Birmingham rank21st
Reading points47
Birmingham points47
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
Birmingham: #21 · 47 pts · GD -25
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals8-8
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.

Birmingham last 5 away

D L L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals4-10
Record1-2-2
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 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 26%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home74%
Reading clean sheet at home13%
Birmingham score away61%
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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.91 vs 1.09
Birmingham score away1.00 vs 1.09
Birmingham concede away1.83 vs 1.41
Reading score 1% above league average, while Birmingham score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 75% above league average at home, and Birmingham are 29% 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
7
Total Shots
9
16
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
4
9
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
0
6
Fouls
7
14
Offsides
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
7
1
Total Passes
388
444
Passes Accurate
293
351
Passes %
76%
79%

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