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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
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd21145230111945
2Leeds UnitedLeeds21126337152242
3Burnley2111822681841
4Sunderland21117332171540
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7Watford2010462926334
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2171132416832
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich216873632426
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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