Reading Birmingham City Tips, Predictions and Odds
Reading host Birmingham City in matchday 20 of the Championship on Saturday 7th December, 3:00pm at Madejski Stadium. The hosts currently sit in 18th place in the table having lost against Birmingham City 2-3 last time out, while the visitors are in 15th after their 2-3 win against Reading.
WIN/DRAW/WIN KEY STATISTICS
FORM STATS
CORRECT SCORE KEY STATISTICS
Reading have scored 2 goals or more in 8 of their last 20 home games. Birmingham have conceded at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 20 away games.
Reading have conceded 1 goal or less in 13 of their last 20 home league games. Birmingham have scored 1 goal or less in 13 of their last 20 away league games
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE KEY STATISTICS
50% of Reading's last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 5, drew 4 and lost 1 of those games.
55% of Birmingham's last 20 away league games ended with both teams scoring, they won 3, drew 4 and lost 4 of those games.
The last time Reading failed to score at home in the league was a 0-1 loss to Leeds in November this year.
The last time Birmingham kept a clean sheet away in the league was in a 1-0 win against Charlton in September this year.
OVER/UNDER 2.5 GOALS KEY STATISTICS
Reading's last 20 home league games have averaged 2.6 goals a game. Birmingham's last 20 away league games have averaged 3 goals a game.
Reading have scored on average at home in the league 1.3 goals a game and conceded on average 1.3 goals.
Birmingham have scored on average away in the league 1.2 goals a game and conceded on average 1.8 goals
FIXTURE HISTORY KEY STATISTICS
LAST MATCH KEY STATISTICS
Reading's last match was in the Championship against Birmingham City on Saturday 7th December at Madejski Stadium. They lost the game 2-3 with goals from Yakou Meite and Lucas Joao.
Reading's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Rafael |
| DEF: | Omar Richards, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Matthew Miazga |
| MID: | Andy Rinomhota, Pele, Yakou Meite |
| FWD: | Garath McCleary, George Puscas |
In the Championship this season, this Reading XI has played 149 matches and scored 17 goals.
This Championship line-up has 598 all-time Championship appearances and 66 goals.
Birmingham City's last match was in the Championship against Reading on Saturday 7th December at Madejski Stadium. They won the game 2-3 with goals from Michael Morrison, Jeremie Bela and Alvaro Gimenez.
Birmingham City's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Connal Trueman |
| DEF: | Kristian Pedersen, Harlee Dean, Maxime Colin, Jake Clarke-Salter |
| MID: | Josh McEachran, Jude Bellingham, Ivan Sunjic, Daniel Crowley |
| FWD: | Jeremie Bela, Alvaro Gimenez |
In the Championship this season, this Birmingham City XI has played 128 matches and scored 13 goals.
This Championship line-up has 329 all-time Championship appearances and 18 goals.
Reading has won 45% of their last 20 home league games and Birmingham has lost 50% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Birmingham won away in the league was 7 games ago against Charlton. The last time Reading lost a home league game was 1 matches ago against Leeds.
Reading last kept a clean sheet at home 2 games ago, and have kept 7 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Birmingham last failed to score away in the league 4 games ago and have missed the net in 7 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 9 league games Reading has won at home, they scored first 8 times. Of the 10 away games Birmingham has lost, they conceded first 8 times.