These teams have both had a low return so far, but three lovely points in this key game would certainly provide a boost. Get ready for Birmingham U23 - Reading U23!
- Birmingham U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
It's no vacation for neither Birmingham U23 nor Reading U23 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Birmingham U23 form and stats
Birmingham U23's results here at Liberty Way in the Premier League 2 Divison Two have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Game days at Liberty Way have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Birmingham as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The fans are hoping that Birmingham will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Premier League Cup game against Huddersfield Town U23.
3-3 away at Aston Villa U23 before that.Birmingham U23 has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Birmingham with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Reading U23 form and stats
Reading U23 have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Reading's previous game was their home loss versus Charlton U23 (0-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Charlton U23 was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
It was a Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat before that one as the away game against Norwich City U23 wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.Reading U23 have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Reading have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Birmingham and Reading U23 have faced off previously this season: Reading U23 - Birmingham U23 1-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Birmingham U23 victories, two draws and one Reading U23 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ehibhaimha 7 goals |  K. Hurst 3 goals | O. Soldevila Puig 3 goals |
Birmingham U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Birmingham U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 93% |
| 85% | 83% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 64% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 64% |
| 15% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 6.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 55% | 40% |
| 12.9 | 14.5 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| 5.4 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 5 |
- All of Reading U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Birmingham U23 have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Birmingham U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Reading U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Reading U23 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Reading U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 24 |
| 4 | Norwich City U23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Burnley U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Wolves U23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 9 | Southampton U23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Sunderland U23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Reading U23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nottingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough U23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Birmingham U23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 11 |