Birmingham
1 - 2
Reading

Hogan (3')
Bela (30'), Dean (34'), Oakley (38'), McGree (55')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Clarke (70', 82')
Holmes (76')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 43.96%. A draw had a probability of 29.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 26.41%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.18%) and 2-1 (7.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.14%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (10.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
43.96%	29.63%	26.41%

Both teams to score 40.51%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

34.2%

65.8%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

15.55%

84.44%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.04%

29.96%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.93%

66.07%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.84%

42.16%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.42%

78.57%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 43.95%

Reading 26.4%

Draw 29.62%

Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 15.22% 2-0 @ 9.18% 2-1 @ 7.93% 3-0 @ 3.69% 3-1 @ 3.18% 3-2 @ 1.38% 4-0 @ 1.11% 4-1 @ 0.96% Other @ 1.32% Total : 43.95%	1-1 @ 13.14% 0-0 @ 12.63% 2-2 @ 3.42% Other @ 0.42% Total : 29.62%	0-1 @ 10.9% 1-2 @ 5.68% 0-2 @ 4.71% 1-3 @ 1.64% 0-3 @ 1.36% 2-3 @ 0.99% Other @ 1.14% Total : 26.4%