Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2024-25
Reading FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 13,919 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Paul Kelly
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

3
4
5
Reading FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
11 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
01 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
28 Jan Burton Albion FC A 2–3 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D
15 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
11 Feb Cambridge United FC H 4–0 W
08 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–3 L
01 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
28 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Reading 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.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Lyndon Dykes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoki Iwata made 105 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Andre Garcia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Amadou Salif Mbengue needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • The final score is 0-0.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Reading FC Form

2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-02-11 Reading FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-02-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-02-11 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Cambridge United FC W 2025-02-08 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC38% Draw33% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
62%
Reading FC or Birmingham City FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC24% Draw56% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
11.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 22% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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