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Championship | Gameweek 37
Mar 17, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
2 - 1
Reading

Jutkiewicz (4'), Dean (72')
Colin (22'), Gardner (28')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Meite (35')

The Match

Match Report

The Blues battled to victory against promotion-chasing Reading.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 50.67%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 23.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.06%) and 1-2 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.31%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (8.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawReading
23.06%26.27%50.67%
Both teams to score 46.21%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.91%57.08%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.04%77.96%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.72%40.28%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.09%76.91%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.38%22.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.76%56.24%
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 23.06%
    Reading 50.66%
    Draw 26.26%
Birmingham CityDrawReading
1-0 @ 8.28%
2-1 @ 5.6%
2-0 @ 3.77%
3-1 @ 1.7%
3-2 @ 1.26%
3-0 @ 1.14%
Other @ 1.31%
Total : 23.06%
1-1 @ 12.31%
0-0 @ 9.11%
2-2 @ 4.16%
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 26.26%
0-1 @ 13.54%
0-2 @ 10.06%
1-2 @ 9.15%
0-3 @ 4.99%
1-3 @ 4.54%
2-3 @ 2.06%
0-4 @ 1.85%
1-4 @ 1.69%
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 50.66%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Reading

Birmingham City
21.4%
Draw
14.3%
Reading
64.3%
112
Head to Head
Dec 9, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
Reading
1-2
Birmingham
Meite (61')
Meite (90+3')
Toral (29', 37')
Hogan (39'), Dean (67'), Etheridge (80'), Leko (88')
Dean (70')
Mar 7, 2020 3pm
Dec 7, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 20
Reading
2-3
Birmingham
Meite (45'), Joao (94')
Puscas (90')
Morrison (41' og.), Bela (59'), Alvaro (88')
McEachran (62')
May 5, 2019 12.30pm
Oct 23, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 14
Birmingham
2-1
Reading
Gardner (49'), Jutkiewicz (70')
Gardner (90')
Meite (90')
Yiadom (18'), Swift (64')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland139222391429
2Leeds UnitedLeeds137512281426
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd138321661025
4Burnley126511751223
5Watford137152221122
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom13562148621
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn135441614219
8Bristol City134721717019
9Norwich CityNorwich134632318518
10Middlesbrough135351415-118
11Millwall124441512316
12Swansea CitySwansea13445109116
13Coventry CityCoventry134361717015
14Derby CountyDerby134361617-115
15Hull City133641517-215
16Stoke CityStoke134361518-315
17Cardiff CityCardiff134361319-615
18Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds134361524-915
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd133551617-114
20Preston North EndPreston133551420-614
21Luton TownLuton133371521-612
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth133371325-1212
23Queens Park RangersQPR131751119-810
24Portsmouth131661326-139


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