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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd27176438172155
3Burnley27141123192253
4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
11Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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