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Championship | Gameweek 17
Dec 9, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
1 - 2
Birmingham

Meite (61')
Meite (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Toral (29', 37')
Hogan (39'), Dean (67'), Etheridge (80'), Leko (88')
Dean (70')

The Match

Match Report

Lucas Joao missed a penalty for the Royals to make it 2-2.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Reading and Birmingham City, 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 40.76%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.08% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 2-1 (7.93%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (11.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawBirmingham City
40.76%29.16%30.08%
Both teams to score 43.46%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.92%63.08%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.48%82.52%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.6%30.4%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.4%66.6%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.44%37.56%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.66%74.34%
Score Analysis
    Reading 40.76%
    Birmingham City 30.08%
    Draw 29.14%
ReadingDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 13.59%
2-0 @ 8.09%
2-1 @ 7.93%
3-0 @ 3.21%
3-1 @ 3.15%
3-2 @ 1.54%
4-0 @ 0.96%
4-1 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 40.76%
1-1 @ 13.31%
0-0 @ 11.41%
2-2 @ 3.88%
Other @ 0.54%
Total : 29.14%
0-1 @ 11.18%
1-2 @ 6.52%
0-2 @ 5.48%
1-3 @ 2.13%
0-3 @ 1.79%
2-3 @ 1.27%
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 30.08%

How you voted: Reading vs Birmingham

Reading
67.4%
Draw
21.9%
Birmingham City
10.7%
224
Head to Head
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')
Aug 14, 2018 8pm
First Round
Reading
2-0
Birmingham
Meite (11'), Swift (72')
Rinomhota (78')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Bristol City2691073330337
9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920


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