Reading v Birmingham City Tips, Predictions and Odds
Reading host Birmingham City in matchday 17 of the Championship on Wednesday 9th December, 7:45pm at Madejski Stadium. The hosts currently sit in 5th place in the table having lost against Birmingham City 1-2 last time out, while the visitors are in 16th after their 1-2 win against Reading.
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
WIN/DRAW/WIN KEY STATISTICS:
| LEAGUE TABLE + Win/Draw/Win | ||||
| Reading | Scores | Birmingham | ||
| HOME | AWAY | TEAM | PLD | W | D | L | GD | PTS | HOME | AWAY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-2 | May 1 | Norwich | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 53 | Feb 23 | 1-0 | ||||
1-0 | Apr 10 | Watford | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 0-1 | Mar 20 | ||||
Apr 24 | 0-0 | Swansea | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 46 | Apr 2 | 0-0 | ||||
Feb 10 | 3-1 | Brentford | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 1-0 | Apr 5 | ||||
- | - | Reading H | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 44 | Mar 17 | 1-2 | ||||
Jan 29 | 4-2 | Bournemouth | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 1-3 | Feb 6 | ||||
Feb 20 | 0-0 | M'Boro | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 1-4 | 0-1 | ||||
3-1 | Feb 16 | Bristol C | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 39 | Mar 13 | 0-1 | ||||
0-3 | Feb 6 | Stoke | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 | Apr 10 | 1-1 | ||||
Mar 2 | 2-4 | Blackburn | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 0-2 | May 8 | ||||
0-3 | 0-0 | Preston | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | -2 | 36 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||||
2-0 | Apr 2 | Barnsley | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 34 | 1-2 | Mar 6 | ||||
2-1 | Apr 21 | Luton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 33 | Feb 13 | 1-1 | ||||
May 8 | 1-2 | Huddersfield | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 31 | 2-1 | Mar 2 | ||||
Feb 13 | 1-1 | Millwall | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | -3 | 30 | 0-0 | Feb 17 | ||||
Apr 17 | 1-2 | Cardiff | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 29 | May 1 | 3-2 | ||||
Mar 20 | 0-1 | QPR | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 27 | Feb 27 | 0-0 | ||||
1-2 | Mar 17 | Birmingham A | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 26 | - | - | ||||
3-0 | 3-2 | Coventry | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -12 | 26 | Jan 30 | 0-0 | ||||
Apr 5 | 0-2 | Derby | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 25 | 0-4 | Apr 24 | ||||
2-0 | Mar 13 | Nottm Forest | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 25 | Apr 20 | 0-0 | ||||
3-0 | Feb 27 | Rotherham | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 20 | 1-1 | Apr 17 | ||||
Mar 6 | 1-1 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 19 | 0-1 | Feb 20 | ||||
1-0 | Feb 23 | Wycombe | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 15 | 1-2 | Feb 2 |
| Games scored | 20 | 14 | |
| Failed to score | 5 | 11 | |
| Scored first | 13 | 11 | |
| Goals scored | 37 | 18 | |
| Avg. scored | 1.5 | 0.7 | |
| Shots per game | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 7.0 | 14.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 19% | 8% | |
| KickOff rating |
| Games conceded | 14 | 17 | |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 8 | |
| Conceded first | 9 | 9 | |
| Goals conceded | 28 | 30 | |
| Avg. conceded | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
| Shots per game | 9.0 | 12.0 | |
| Shots per goal | 8.0 | 10.0 | |
| Conversion rate | 13% | 11% | |
| KickOff rating |
PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
CORRECT SCORE KEY STATISTICS:
Reading have scored 2 goals or more in 5 of their last 20 home games. Birmingham have conceded at least 2 goals in 4 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 16 of their last 20 away league games
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PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE KEY STATISTICS
35% of Reading's last 20 home league games have ended with Both teams scoring. They won 1, drew 3 and lost 3 of those games.
40% of Birmingham's last 20 away league games ended with both teams scoring, they won 3, drew 0 and lost 5 of those games.
The last time Reading failed to score at home in the league was a 0-3 loss to Stoke in November this year.
The last time Birmingham kept a clean sheet away in the league was in a 1-0 win against Bristol C in December this year.
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PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
OVER/UNDER 2.5 GOALS KEY STATISTICS
Reading's last 20 home league games have averaged 2.3 goals a game. Birmingham's last 20 away league games have averaged 1.7 goals a game.
Reading have scored on average at home in the league 1.1 goals a game and conceded on average 1.3 goals.
Birmingham have scored on average away in the league 0.8 goals a game and conceded on average 0.9 goals
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PREDICTIONS & ODDS:
LAST MATCH KEY STATISTICS
Reading's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Rafael |
| DEF: | Omar Richards, Michael Morrison, Tom Holmes, Liam Moore |
| MID: | Josh Laurent, Ovie Ejaria, Yakou Meite, Andy Rinomhota, Michael Olise |
| FWD: | Lucas Joao |
In the Championship this season, this Reading XI has played 191 matches and scored 33 goals.
This Championship line-up has 671 all-time Championship appearances and 82 goals.
Birmingham City's last starting line-up was:
| GLK: | Neil Etheridge |
| DEF: | Joe Redmond, Kristian Pedersen, Harlee Dean, Marc Roberts |
| MID: | Ivan Sanchez, Jon Toral, Ivan Sunjic, Maikel Kieftenbeld |
| FWD: | Jeremie Bela, Scott Hogan |
In the Championship this season, this Birmingham City XI has played 166 matches and scored 10 goals.
This Championship line-up has 749 all-time Championship appearances and 43 goals.
Reading have won 40% of their last 20 home league games and Birmingham have lost 25% of their last 20 away league games.
The last time Birmingham won away in the league was 1 game ago against Bristol C. The last time Reading lost a home league game was 3 matches ago against Stoke.
Reading last kept a clean sheet at home in their last game, and have kept 8 clean sheets in their last 20 home games. Birmingham last failed to score away in the league 3 games ago and have missed the net in 10 of their last 20 away league games.
Of the 8 league games Reading has won at home, they scored first 8 times. Of the 5 away games Birmingham has lost, they conceded first 5 times.
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