Saturday , 14 November 2026

Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'
Y 39' Scott Hogan
Y 66' Harlee Dean
Y 67' Harlee Dean
R 70' Harlee Dean
Y 80' Neil Etheridge
Y 88' Jonathan Leko
Yakou Meite 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Robert Massey Ellis
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
05 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
24 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D

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' In just a few seconds Madejski Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Marc Roberts has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 10' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Michael Morrison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jon Toral makes it 0-1.
  • 34' 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.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Jon Toral has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' Scott Hogan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Leko made 392 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Michael Olise by Alfa Semedo on 58 minute.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yakou Meite makes it 1-2.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Tom Holmes is replaced by Lago Pontes Esteves on 61 minute.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Harlee Dean on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Harlee Dean argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Harlee Dean.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 79' Birmingham City FC have won 442 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Neil Etheridge picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sone Aluko is hanging Ovie Ejaria on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan Leko.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Yakou Meite will be fuming at that decision.
  • It finishes all square. Reading FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

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

2020-12-09 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 2019-05-05 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-11-28 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Birmingham City FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC36% Draw30% Birmingham City FC34%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
64%
Reading FC or Birmingham City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC27% Draw49% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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