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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 Utd28186440182258
2Leeds UnitedLeeds27168351193256
3Sunderland28159440221854
4Burnley27141123192253
5Middlesbrough28128846341244
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn28126103126542
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2891453324941
8Watford28125113939041
9Queens Park RangersQPR2891183235-338
10Bristol City2791083331237
11Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds27107103843-537
12Norwich CityNorwich279994339436
13Coventry CityCoventry2898113737035
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2898113343-1035
15Swansea CitySwansea2897123135-434
16Preston North EndPreston2871383035-534
17Millwall27710102626031
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Cardiff CityCardiff28610123143-1228
20Derby CountyDerby2876153138-727
21Hull City2868142738-1126
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2875162947-1826
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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