Championship: Birmingham City - Reading preview and statistics

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (32500 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Birmingham City - Reading latest:

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Birmingham City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Birmingham City are 6-5-7 (wins-draw-losses). Birmingham City haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Wigan Athletic, 66 days ago. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Birmingham City lost their last game at Leicester City after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Birmingham City played out a Championship draw 2-2 when visiting Queens Park Rangers.

Birmingham City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. Andrew's Stadium with 27 goals in 18 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded.

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Reading form and stats

The visitors are W6-D7-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Home advantage was not enough for Reading in their previous game, as they lost their FA Cup-match, hosting Sheffield United (after extra-time), 1-2. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Barnsley in the Championship.

Late heartbreak for Reading in the Sheffield United (after extra-time) match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Reading have scored 23 goals in 19 league games away. Reading are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Birmingham City - Reading 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Birmingham City wins - draws - Reading wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
12 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
9 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
7 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 4 Played P 4 18 36
12 6 1 Won W 1 5 12
11 5 2 Drew D 3 7 9
13 6 1 Lost L 0 6 15
47 26 5 Scored S 7 20 43
54 26 6 Conceded C 4 17 41
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
75% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 75%
47% 47% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 28% 42%
25% 24% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 11% 14%
19% 24% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
61% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 47%
17% 12% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 22% 28%
25% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 28%
 
5.1 6.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.4 5.2
5.7 5.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.9 5.5
1.8 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
435 229 45 Total Shots T S 40 193 433
135 75 14 Shots on Target S O 18 61 135
35% 35% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 33% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
13 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
14 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
13 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
14 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.