Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Birmingham City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 6 Nov 2021 · 15:30 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jeremie Bela 30' Y
Harlee Dean 34' Y
Marcel Oakley 38' Y
Riley McGree 55' Y
Y 76' Tom Holmes

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC 2019-12-07 Reading FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Reading FC H 1–2 L
02 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
30 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
23 Oct Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
20 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
02 Nov Millwall FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L
16 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–0 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
  • 3' GOAL! Scott Hogan fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 8' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' Jeremie Bela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Marcel Oakley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Jeremie Bela has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Harlee Dean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 38' Marcel Oakley is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' A change in the Reading FC ranks — George Puscas exits the field as Jahmari Clarke enters on 46.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ivan Sunjic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riley McGree.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 65' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Riley McGree is withdrawn and Ryan Woods gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Jahmari Clarke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Tom Holmes on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 81' Reading FC ring the changes. Tom Dele-Bashiru has done his job and it is now time for Mamadi Camara to step up.
  • 82' GOAL! Jahmari Clarke fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 85' Birmingham City FC make a change. Ivan Sunjic trudges off to be replaced by Chuks Aneke on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Reading FC have won 458 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC 2019-12-07 Reading FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-10-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Reading FC Form

2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-20 Reading FC 2–3 Blackpool FC L 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Reading FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC44% Draw27% Reading FC29%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Reading FC
56%
Birmingham City FC or Reading FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC31% Draw47% Reading FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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