Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Scott Hogan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ovie Ejaria suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jeremie Bela.
  • 34' Harlee Dean picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Marcel Oakley was booked on 38.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. George Puscas is withdrawn and Jahmari Clarke gets his opportunity.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Riley McGree picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' Liam Moore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 65' Ivan Sunjic, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Riley McGree as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Woods steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 70' A goal from the Jamaica international Jahmari Clarke! He fires home on 70 to make it 1-1!
  • 75' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Holmes is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' Another change for Reading FC made on 81 minute. Tom Dele-Bashiru leaves to be changed by Mamadi Camara.
  • 82' Goal! Jahmari Clarke scores his 3 goal in 379 matches.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Ivan Sunjic is replaced by Chuks Aneke on 85 minute.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Reading FC to claim maximum points.

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
Troy Deeney 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lucas Joao 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.