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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 16, 2022 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
3 - 2
Reading

Deeney (2', 23' pen.), Chong (36')
Bielik (43')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Joao (82'), Ince (90+4')
Yiadom (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions
Last Game: Blackpool 0-0 Birmingham
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in Championship

Reading

All competitions
Last Game: Reading 1-0 Coventry
Saturday, December 10 at 2pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Reading

 While the race for the playoffs remain as close as ever, both clubs know that they could drop off the pace with a defeat on Friday. With that in mind, do not be surprised to see a low-scoring draw played out at St Andrew's, a result which would suit the visitors far more than their hosts. Read more.

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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 43.33%. A win for Reading had a probability of 28.73% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawReading
43.33% (0.015999999999998 0.02) 27.94% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01) 28.73% (-0.012 -0.01)
Both teams to score 46.09% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.5% (0.015999999999998 0.02)59.5% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.14% (0.011999999999997 0.01)79.85% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.76% (0.015000000000001 0.02)27.24% (-0.016000000000002 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.33% (0.021000000000001 0.02)62.67% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.34%36.66% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.55% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)73.45% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 43.32%
    Reading 28.73%
    Draw 27.94%
Birmingham CityDrawReading
1-0 @ 12.98%
2-1 @ 8.47% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 8.44% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-1 @ 3.67% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 3.66% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-2 @ 1.84% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 1.19% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1.19% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 1.86%
Total : 43.32%
1-1 @ 13.03%
0-0 @ 9.99% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.25% (0.0019999999999998 0)
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 27.94%
0-1 @ 10.02%
1-2 @ 6.54% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 5.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 2.19% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-3 @ 1.68% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
2-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 28.73%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Reading

Birmingham City
45.7%
Draw
37.0%
Reading
17.3%
81
Head to Head
Feb 22, 2022 8pm
Reading
2-1
Birmingham
Joao (67'), Swift (73' pen.)
McIntyre (82' og.)
Pedersen (31'), Bela (51'), Hernandez (72')
Nov 6, 2021 3.30pm
Birmingham
1-2
Reading
Hogan (3')
Bela (30'), Dean (34'), Oakley (38'), McGree (55')
Clarke (70', 82')
Holmes (76')
Mar 17, 2021 7.45pm
Birmingham
2-1
Reading
Jutkiewicz (4'), Dean (72')
Colin (22'), Gardner (28')
Meite (35')
Dec 9, 2020 7.45pm
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
Birmingham
1-3
Reading
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2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
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