Reading vs Birmingham City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

22/02/2025 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

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ENGLAND: League One - Round 33
Referee: Chilowicz A. (Usa)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.28	1.67
Ball Possession
49%	51%
Goal Attempts
8	12
Shots on Goal
4	3
Shots off Goal
3	6
Blocked Shots
1	3
Big Chances
1	2
Corner Kicks
4	7
Shots inside the Box
4	8
Shots outside the Box
4	4
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
Free Kicks
12	11
Offsides
2	3
Fouls
11	12
Yellow Cards
1	1
Throw-ins
18	29
Touches in the Opposition Box
6	20
Passes
69% (275/399)	73% (302/413)
Passes in the final third
53% (70/132)	58% (79/136)
Crosses
25% (3/12)	48% (10/21)
Tackles
80% (16/20)	33% (3/9)
Clearances Total
34	27
Interceptions
6	6

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
9', Wright S. ↓, Willumsson W. T. ↑,
23', Paik Seung-Ho 🟨,
45+3', Savage C. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
61', Dykes L. ↓, May A. ↑,
72', Ehibhatiomhan K. ↓, Wareham J. ↑,
90', Dowell K. ↓, Gardner-Hickman T. ↑,
90', Anderson K. ↓, Hanley G. ↑,
90+1', Camara M. ↓, Bodin B. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Reading
14.8%

Draw
21.7%

Birmingham City
63.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

16.3%

22.1%

61.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

15.9%

21.5%

63.2%

Reading - Birmingham City Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	6.41 ↑ (5.76)	4.38 ↑ (4.24)	1.49 ↓ (1.52)	5.6% (6.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Reading - Birmingham City?

Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Reading will win (votes: 2 - 25%). Birmingham will win (votes: 4 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 25%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Birmingham: 15.4% – 84.6%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:2.

Preview Facts

One of the most interesting matches of the day's play. In the match war can see two teams from the top of the table (ranked 9 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship).
Last 5 head-to-head matches Reading won 2.
Recent matches Reading is playing changeable (in the last 5 games wins - 2).
Birmingham is in super good shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 4).
Reading could have advantage in physics - more days for rest in last days.
Recently Birmingham have a series of home games.
In this match Birmingham is indisputable favorite.
There will not play in Reading: Dorsett A. J. R. (Hamstring Injury)
There will not play in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Injury) Hansson E. (Injury)
There are questionable in Reading: Dean H. (Injury) Elliott B. (Injury)
There are questionable in Birmingham: Stansfield J. (Injury)
Last 20 head-to-head matches Reading won 6 matches, drawn 4 matches, lost 10 matches and goals 23:30 (average 1.2:1.5).
Including matches at home between the teams Reading won 2 matches, drawn 3 matches, lost 5 matches and goals 8:12 (average 0.8:1.2).

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Birmingham City?

Reading has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Birmingham City won against Reading?

Birmingham City has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Reading - Birmingham City were as follows:

10.08.2024 Birmingham City - Reading 1:1

07.04.2023 Reading - Birmingham City 1:1

16.12.2022 Birmingham City - Reading 3:2

Latest results of Reading

15.02.2025 Reading - Rotherham United 2:1 ✺

11.02.2025 Reading - Shrewsbury Town 1:1 ✺

08.02.2025 Huddersfield Town - Reading 0:0 ✺

01.02.2025 Reading - Bolton Wanderers 1:0 ✺

28.01.2025 Burton Albion - Reading 3:2 ✺

Latest results of Birmingham City

18.02.2025 Birmingham City - Bradford City 2:1 ✺

15.02.2025 Birmingham City - Charlton Athletic 1:0 ✺

11.02.2025 Birmingham City - Cambridge United 4:0 ✺

08.02.2025 Birmingham City - Newcastle United 2:3 ✺

04.02.2025 Stevenage Borough - Birmingham City 0:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two