Sunday , 15 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Birmingham City FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Jude Bellingham 55' Y
Y 69' John Swift
Maxime Colin 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Samuel Lewis

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
4
3
Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC 2019-12-07 Reading FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2019-05-05 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Reading FC H 1–3 L
04 Mar Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
29 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–2 D
26 Feb Millwall FC A 0–0 D
22 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–3 D
15 Feb Brentford FC H 1–1 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
03 Mar Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
29 Feb Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
26 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 0–3 L
22 Feb Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
15 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium as Birmingham City FC face off against Reading FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 6' What a strike from Scott Hogan! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josep Clotet Ruiz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 16' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 26' England international John Swift has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' What composure from Matt Miazga! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Jude Bellingham. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Yakou Meite has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Michael Olise has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' George Puscas, a Romania , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' John Swift is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 72' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Kerim Mrabti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jude Bellingham at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Garath McCleary is replacing Michael Olise for the Reading FC side.
  • 78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Liam Moore comes on to replace John Swift.
  • 84' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sunjic by Maikel Kieftenbeld on 84 minute.
  • 87' The Guinea-Bissau Pele breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 1-3!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bowen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yakou Meite 5
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lucas Joao 3
Troy Deeney 3
Scott Hogan 2
Jon Toral 2
Jahmari Clarke 2
Tahith Chong 2

Head to Head

2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC 2019-12-07 Reading FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC 2019-05-05 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-02-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2020-02-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D

Reading FC Form

2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC W 2020-03-03 Reading FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2020-02-29 Reading FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2020-02-26 Reading FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2020-02-22 Leeds United FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2020-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Reading FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC33% Draw27% Reading FC40%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Reading FC
67%
Birmingham City FC or Reading FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC24% Draw45% Reading FC31%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.