Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 22 Feb 2022 · 20:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Kristian Pedersen
Y 51' Jeremie Bela
Y 72' Onel Hernandez

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing 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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

3
4
5
Reading FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
19 Feb Preston North End FC A 3–2 W
16 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb Coventry City FC H 2–3 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Reading FC A 1–2 L
19 Feb Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
12 Feb Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
09 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–3 L
04 Feb Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Derby County FC A 2–2 D

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' The ball is rolling at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Scotland international Tom McIntyre has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas Jutkiewicz made 383 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Kristian Pedersen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Jeremie Bela. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' Danny Drinkwater is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Lucas Joao gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Lukas Jutkiewicz is replacing Jordan James for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 72' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Magnificent from John Swift! That is 43 goals in 379 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Yakou Meite on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 82' Tom McIntyre makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
  • 87' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' Tom Ince makes way for Tom Dele-Bashiru at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yakou Meite 5
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lucas Joao 3
Troy Deeney 3
Tahith Chong 2
Scott Hogan 2
Jon Toral 2
Jahmari Clarke 2

Head to Head

2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Reading FC Form

2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W 2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC W 2022-02-16 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Reading FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-02-22 Reading FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-19 Stoke City FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2022-02-12 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2022-02-09 AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-02-04 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-01-30 Derby County FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC48% Draw25% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
52%
Reading FC or Birmingham City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC33% Draw44% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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