Thursday , 2 July 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

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

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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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Madejski Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Roberts made 383 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' A goal from the Spain international Jon Toral! He fires home on 29 to make it 0-1!
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 37' GOAL! Jon Toral scores on 37.
  • 39' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harlee Dean, as he is very good at scoring at Madejski Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 49' A quiet spell here at Madejski Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Michael Olise is replaced by Alfa Semedo on 58 minute.
  • 61' What composure from Yakou Meite! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 61' The whistle greets Tom Holmes as he departs to be replaced by Lago Pontes Esteves.
  • 66' Harlee Dean was booked on 66.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Harlee Dean will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Harlee Dean on 70 minutes earns him a Red card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 79' Birmingham City 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.
  • 80' Neil Etheridge was booked on 80.
  • 83' Sone Aluko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ovie Ejaria on 83 minute.
  • 88' Jonathan Leko picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Yakou Meite catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Birmingham City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.