Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Birmingham City FC

1 – 1

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Reading FC

Sat 10 Aug 2024 · 16:30 UTC St Andrew's Ground 27,985 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Kelvin Ehibhationhan

Alfie May pen 87' 1–1

Y 23' Lewis Wing

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Reading FC — League One at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Will Finnie
Assistant 1 Abbas Khan
Assistant 2 Joe Simpson

5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2023-04-07 Reading FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC 2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
04 May	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
20 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	0–0	D
13 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	3–0	W
10 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
27 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	3–2	W
20 Apr	Burton Albion FC	A	2–3	L
13 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	2–2	D
09 Apr	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
06 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Ground. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Reading FC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ethan Laird is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
10' England international Andre Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Jayden Wareham, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Marc Leonard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 341 appearances.
23' The referee has no hesitation. Lewis Wing is booked for Reading FC — card on 23.
28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
33' Willum Thor Willumsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Kelvin Ehibhationhan adds to his 0 season tally! Reading FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
46' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Siriki Dembele is replaced by Emil Hansson.
51' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luke Harris is hanging Willum Thor Willumsson on the field on 51 minute.
56' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Keshi Anderson is replacing Koji Miyoshi for the Birmingham City FC side.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
74' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Ben Elliott exits the field as Charlie Savage enters on 74.
79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Jayden Wareham on, Kelvin Ehibhationhan off on 85 minutes.
87' Alfie May adds to his 2 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

45
Bailey Peacock-Farrell
9
Alfie May
6
Krystian Bielik
17
Siriki Dembele ↓ Emil Hansson 46'
11
Koji Miyoshi ↓ Keshi Anderson 61'
5
Dion Sanderson
20
Alex Cochrane
2
Ethan Laird
12
Marc Leonard
18
Willum Thor Willumsson ↓ Luke Harris 51'
13
Seung-Ho Paik

Bench

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Lewis Wing
10
Sam Smith
22
Joel Pereira
7
Harvey Knibbs
3
Jeriel Dorsett ↓ Kelvin Abrefa 61'
28
Mamadi Camara ↓ Andre Garcia 74'
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue
5
Michael Craig
24
Tyler Bindon
9
Kelvin Ehibhationhan ↓ Jayden Wareham 85'
4
Ben Elliott ↓ Charlie Savage 74'

Bench

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

2024-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-05-04 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-04-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-20 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L

Reading FC Form

2024-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-04-20 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2024-04-13 Barnsley FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2024-04-09 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Reading FC W 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.37 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Reading FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC40% Draw29% Reading FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Reading FC

60%

Birmingham City FC or Reading FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC28% Draw48% Reading FC24%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.8%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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