Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC — Championship .
- Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Duncan
- Referee Jonathan Hunt
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Referee Darren Blunden
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City AFC | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham United FC | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 8 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City FC | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic FC | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall FC | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln City FC | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton FC | 8 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham AFC | 8 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 8 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 8 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich City FC | 8 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield United FC | 8 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth FC | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford FC | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 8 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 8 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston North End FC | 8 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley FC | 8 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Reading FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Oct | Stoke City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Oct | Rotherham United FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Oct | Brentford FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Sep | Ipswich Town FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Sep | Leeds United FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct | Birmingham City FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Oct | Millwall FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 06 Oct | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 02 Oct | Queens Park Rangers FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Sep | Brentford FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Sep | Hull City AFC | H | 3–0 | W |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
Birmingham City FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Birmingham City FC
| Phil Neumann | 2 G |
| Demarai Gray | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' Yakou Meite has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Che Adams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 18' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 28' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 38' Reading FC have won 441 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 43' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 44' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Connor Mahoney on, Jacques Maghoma off on 44 minutes.
- 49' GOAL! Gary Gardner fires home to make it 1-0!
- 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 387 games and scored 421 goals.
- 59' Liam Moore, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 63' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Jon Dadi Bodvarsson is replaced by Sam Baldock on 63 minute.
- 64' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. John Swift gets a Yellow card.
- 69' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 70' Magnificent from Lukas Jutkiewicz! That is 57 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 75' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 79' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Viv Solomon-Otabor is hanging Jota Peleteiro on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 87' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Lukas Jutkiewicz is withdrawn and Beryly Lubula gets his opportunity.
- 90' The deadlock is broken! Yakou Meite gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
- Full Time. Birmingham City FC beats Reading FC
Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 28
- 5
- 6
- 19
- 9
- 12
- 23
- 10
- 20
- 3
Bench
- 27
- 4
- 45
- 31
-
30
Beryly Lubala ↑ 87'
-
7
Connor Mahoney ↑ 44'
-
22
Viv Solomon-Otabor ↑ 79'
Coach
Garry Monk
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 23
- 31
- 24
- 6
- 20
- 38
-
10
John Swift ↓ Sone Aluko 79'
- 7
- 3
-
19
Josh Sims ↓ Garath McCleary 63'
Bench
- 4
- 2
-
12
Garath McCleary ↑ 63'
- 35
-
14
Sone Aluko ↑ 79'
- 28
-
9
Sam Baldock ↑ 63'
Coach
Paul Clement
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yakou Meite | 5 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 3 |
| Lucas Joao | 3 |
| Troy Deeney | 3 |
| Jahmari Clarke | 2 |
| Tahith Chong | 2 |
| Scott Hogan | 2 |
| Jon Toral | 2 |
Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2018-10-23
Birmingham City FC
2–1
Reading FC
W
2018-10-20
Stoke City FC
0–1
Birmingham City FC
W
2018-10-06
Birmingham City FC
3–1
Rotherham United FC
W
2018-10-02
Brentford FC
1–1
Birmingham City FC
D
2018-09-29
Birmingham City FC
2–2
Ipswich Town FC
D
2018-09-22
Leeds United FC
1–2
Birmingham City FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84
Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12
Reading FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Birmingham City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Reading FC
45%
Birmingham City FC or Reading FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC
| Handicap | Birmingham City FC covers | Push | Reading FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 16% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 22% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.