Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Reading FC.
  • 3' Scott Hogan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Jeremie Bela. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harlee Dean.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Marcel Oakley argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Jahmari Clarke has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Puscas on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riley McGree.
  • 60' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' 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.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC make a change. Riley McGree trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Woods on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Jahmari Clarke doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 76' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Tom Holmes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Tom Dele-Bashiru is replaced by Mamadi Camara on 81 minute.
  • 82' Jahmari Clarke puts Reading FC on the lead.
  • 85' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sunjic by Chuks Aneke on 85 minute.
  • 90' Ivan Sunjic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lucas Joao 3
Troy Deeney 3
Jon Toral 2
Jahmari Clarke 2
Tahith Chong 2
Scott Hogan 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.