Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jon Toral makes it 0-1.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jon Toral makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 39' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Leko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 49' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' Alfa Semedo gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Michael Olise and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yakou Meite makes it 1-2.
  • 61' Lago Pontes Esteves is replacing Tom Holmes for the Reading FC side.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Harlee Dean. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Harlee Dean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Harlee Dean was booked on 70.
  • 74' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Neil Etheridge on 80 minutes.
  • 83' Another change for Reading FC made on 83 minute. Ovie Ejaria leaves to be changed by Sone Aluko.
  • 88' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Yakou Meite picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 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
Troy Deeney 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lucas Joao 3
Tahith Chong 2
Scott Hogan 2
Jon Toral 2
Jahmari Clarke 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.