Reading 1–1 Birmingham – England Championship, 7 Apr 2023

Match facts

Reading Birmingham

12 Shots 10

3 Shots on target 4

5 Corners 0

11 Fouls 7

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

Our pre-match prediction

✗ Result missed ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (467 league matches this season so far).

Result Reading to win

Goals Under 2.5

Both teams score Yes fair 1.90

Expected goals 1.41 – 1.19

Home / Draw / Away

42% 26% 32%

ReadingDrawBirmingham

Under / Over 2.5 goals

52% 48%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

47% 53%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

7% 0

19% 1

25% 2

22% 3

14% 4

12% 5+

Most likely scores

1–1 12.4% 1–0 10.4% 2–1 8.8%

Statistics 2022/2023, before this match

Reading before this match, all matches

1.18points / match

1.05scored / match

1.51conceded / match

13 7 19

WonDrawnLost 39 played · 41:59

Birmingham before this match, all matches

1.23points / match

1.10scored / match

1.28conceded / match

13 9 17

WonDrawnLost 39 played · 43:50

Reading all matches all matches Birmingham

Per match

1.05 Goals scored 1.10

1.51 Goals conceded 1.28

2.56 Total goals 2.38

9.54 Shots 10.67

3.10 Shots on target 3.26

12.05 Shots faced 11.90

4.28 Corners 4.41

5.21 Corners against 5.10

10.62 Fouls 11.49

2.00 Yellow cards 2.13

0.41 1st-half goals scored 0.59

0.69 1st-half goals conceded 0.56

How often Full Time

33% Wins 33%

18% Draws 23%

49% Losses 44%

97% Over 0.5 goals 90%

72% Over 1.5 goals 69%

54% Over 2.5 goals 44%

26% Over 3.5 goals 18%

8% Over 4.5 goals 10%

0% Over 5.5 goals 5%

49% Both teams scored 46%

18% Clean sheets 31%

36% Failed to score 33%

How often Half Time

21% Wins 31%

44% Draws 38%

36% Losses 31%

69% Over 0.5 goals 67%

31% Over 1.5 goals 38%

8% Over 2.5 goals 10%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Reading all matches

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Birmingham all matches

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Reading before this match, at home

1.79points / match

1.47scored / match

1.11conceded / match

10 4 5

WonDrawnLost 19 played · 28:21

Birmingham before this match, away

1.16points / match

1.05scored / match

1.53conceded / match

6 4 9

WonDrawnLost 19 played · 20:29

Reading at home away Birmingham

Per match

1.47 Goals scored 1.05

1.11 Goals conceded 1.53

2.58 Total goals 2.58

10.32 Shots 10.32

3.53 Shots on target 3.26

10.84 Shots faced 12.42

3.89 Corners 3.58

4.89 Corners against 4.53

11.79 Fouls 11.53

2.16 Yellow cards 2.26

0.58 1st-half goals scored 0.47

0.47 1st-half goals conceded 0.89

How often Full Time

53% Wins 32%

21% Draws 21%

26% Losses 47%

100% Over 0.5 goals 89%

79% Over 1.5 goals 68%

58% Over 2.5 goals 47%

21% Over 3.5 goals 21%

0% Over 4.5 goals 16%

0% Over 5.5 goals 11%

58% Both teams scored 47%

21% Clean sheets 26%

21% Failed to score 37%

How often Half Time

32% Wins 26%

42% Draws 26%

26% Losses 47%

74% Over 0.5 goals 84%

32% Over 1.5 goals 42%

0% Over 2.5 goals 11%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Reading at home

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Birmingham away

2

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4

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Last 10 matches before this match

Reading all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.04.23	Bristol City – Reading	1–1 (1–0)	1.75	3.50	5.00	2.30	1.62
18.03.23	Reading – Hull	1–1 (1–1)	2.75	3.40	2.50	2.38	1.57
15.03.23	Blackburn – Reading	2–1 (1–0)	1.75	3.60	4.75	2.10	1.73
11.03.23	Reading – Millwall	0–1 (0–1)	3.50	3.50	2.10	2.30	1.62
07.03.23	Reading – Sheffield United	0–1 (0–0)	4.75	3.60	1.75	1.98	1.88
04.03.23	Middlesbrough – Reading	5–0 (2–0)	1.45	4.50	6.50	1.85	2.00
25.02.23	Reading – Blackpool	3–1 (1–0)	2.10	3.50	3.50	2.10	1.73
17.02.23	Cardiff – Reading	1–0 (0–0)	1.95	3.25	4.20	2.30	1.62
14.02.23	Reading – Rotherham	2–1 (0–1)	1.95	3.30	4.20	2.20	1.67
11.02.23	Sunderland – Reading	1–0 (0–0)	1.85	3.50	4.50	2.10	1.73

Birmingham all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.04.23	Birmingham – Blackburn	1–0 (0–0)	2.60	3.20	2.88	2.38	1.57
18.03.23	QPR – Birmingham	0–1 (0–1)	2.38	3.30	3.10	2.20	1.67
14.03.23	Watford – Birmingham	3–0 (2–0)	1.83	3.60	4.33	2.38	1.57
11.03.23	Birmingham – Rotherham	2–0 (2–0)	1.91	3.50	4.20	2.20	1.67
04.03.23	Wigan – Birmingham	1–1 (0–1)	2.25	3.20	3.30	2.38	1.57
25.02.23	Birmingham – Luton	0–1 (0–0)	2.90	3.20	2.55	2.30	1.62
21.02.23	Norwich – Birmingham	3–1 (2–0)	1.65	4.00	5.25	2.00	1.85
18.02.23	Huddersfield – Birmingham	2–1 (1–1)	2.60	3.30	2.70	2.30	1.62
14.02.23	Birmingham – Cardiff	0–2 (0–0)	2.25	3.20	3.40	2.30	1.62
10.02.23	Birmingham – West Brom	2–0 (1–0)	3.80	3.40	2.00	2.20	1.67

Reading at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
18.03.23	Reading – Hull	1–1 (1–1)	2.75	3.40	2.50	2.38	1.57
11.03.23	Reading – Millwall	0–1 (0–1)	3.50	3.50	2.10	2.30	1.62
07.03.23	Reading – Sheffield United	0–1 (0–0)	4.75	3.60	1.75	1.98	1.88
25.02.23	Reading – Blackpool	3–1 (1–0)	2.10	3.50	3.50	2.10	1.73
14.02.23	Reading – Rotherham	2–1 (0–1)	1.95	3.30	4.20	2.20	1.67
04.02.23	Reading – Watford	2–2 (0–1)	2.80	3.30	2.55	2.20	1.67
14.01.23	Reading – QPR	2–2 (2–0)	2.70	3.20	2.75	2.20	1.67
27.12.22	Reading – Swansea	2–1 (1–0)	2.80	3.30	2.55	2.10	1.73
10.12.22	Reading – Coventry	1–0 (0–0)	2.50	3.20	3.00	2.20	1.67
04.11.22	Reading – Preston	1–2 (0–0)	2.30	3.10	3.30	2.50	1.53

Birmingham away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
18.03.23	QPR – Birmingham	0–1 (0–1)	2.38	3.30	3.10	2.20	1.67
14.03.23	Watford – Birmingham	3–0 (2–0)	1.83	3.60	4.33	2.38	1.57
04.03.23	Wigan – Birmingham	1–1 (0–1)	2.25	3.20	3.30	2.38	1.57
21.02.23	Norwich – Birmingham	3–1 (2–0)	1.65	4.00	5.25	2.00	1.85
18.02.23	Huddersfield – Birmingham	2–1 (1–1)	2.60	3.30	2.70	2.30	1.62
04.02.23	Swansea – Birmingham	3–4 (2–1)	1.83	3.50	4.50	2.10	1.73
14.01.23	Bristol City – Birmingham	4–2 (2–1)	2.25	3.30	3.30	2.10	1.73
27.12.22	Burnley – Birmingham	3–0 (2–0)	1.60	3.80	6.00	2.00	1.85
10.12.22	Blackpool – Birmingham	0–0 (0–0)	2.75	3.30	2.63	2.10	1.73
05.11.22	Stoke – Birmingham	1–2 (0–1)	2.05	3.50	3.60	2.20	1.66

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

2 1

Reading winsDrawsBirmingham wins

3matches

3.67goals / match

100%over 2.5

100%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
16.12.22E1	Birmingham – Reading	3–2 (3–0)	2.05	3.20	4.00	2.63	1.50
22.02.22E1	Reading – Birmingham	2–1 (0–0)	2.55	3.30	2.75	1.95	1.90
06.11.21E1	Birmingham – Reading	1–2 (1–0)	1.80	3.40	4.75	2.10	1.72

England Championship table 2022/2023, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burnley	38	24	12	2	74	29	+45	84
2	Sheffield United	38	22	7	9	59	33	+26	73
3	Luton	40	18	14	8	48	35	+13	68
4	Middlesbrough	39	20	7	12	71	46	+25	67
5	Millwall	40	17	11	12	48	40	+8	62
6	Blackburn	38	19	4	15	43	43	0	61
7	Norwich	39	16	9	14	52	42	+10	57
8	Coventry	39	15	12	12	47	41	+6	57
9	West Brom	39	15	11	13	48	42	+6	56
10	Preston	39	15	11	13	37	44	-7	56
11	Watford	39	14	13	12	45	42	+3	55
12	Sunderland	39	14	12	13	53	46	+7	54
13	Stoke	39	14	9	16	52	45	+7	51
14	Bristol City	39	12	13	14	46	47	-1	49
15	Swansea	39	13	10	16	54	59	-5	49
16	Birmingham	39	13	9	17	43	50	-7	48
17	Hull	39	12	12	15	43	53	-10	48
18	Reading	39	13	7	19	41	59	-18	46
19	Rotherham	39	10	14	15	44	52	-8	44
20	QPR	39	11	9	19	38	60	-22	42
21	Cardiff	38	10	9	19	30	44	-14	39
22	Huddersfield	39	10	9	20	36	55	-19	39
23	Wigan	39	8	13	18	34	59	-25	37
24	Blackpool	39	8	11	20	41	61	-20	35

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burnley	20	14	6	0	43	13	+30	48
2	Blackburn	18	13	1	4	25	14	+11	40
3	Middlesbrough	19	11	6	2	36	14	+22	39
4	Sheffield United	18	11	3	4	35	17	+18	36
5	Millwall	20	10	6	4	29	17	+12	36
6	West Brom	20	10	6	4	26	15	+11	36
7	Reading	19	10	4	5	28	21	+7	34
8	Watford	19	9	6	4	28	17	+11	33
9	Coventry	20	9	6	5	24	21	+3	33
10	Luton	20	8	8	4	26	19	+7	32
11	Bristol City	20	8	6	6	25	19	+6	30
12	Rotherham	19	8	5	6	33	24	+9	29
13	Norwich	20	8	4	8	27	23	+4	28
14	Swansea	19	8	3	8	30	28	+2	27
15	Birmingham	20	7	5	8	23	21	+2	26
16	Huddersfield	20	7	5	8	21	23	-2	26
17	Hull	20	7	5	8	21	26	-5	26
18	Sunderland	19	6	6	7	24	25	-1	24
19	Cardiff	20	6	6	8	18	20	-2	24
20	Preston	20	6	6	8	17	23	-6	24
21	Stoke	19	6	5	8	23	21	+2	23
22	QPR	19	6	4	9	20	27	-7	22
23	Blackpool	19	5	6	8	24	26	-2	21
24	Wigan	20	4	6	10	15	32	-17	18

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield United	20	11	4	5	24	16	+8	37
2	Burnley	18	10	6	2	31	16	+15	36
3	Luton	20	10	6	4	22	16	+6	36
4	Preston	19	9	5	5	20	21	-1	32
5	Sunderland	20	8	6	6	29	21	+8	30
6	Norwich	19	8	5	6	25	19	+6	29
7	Stoke	20	8	4	8	29	24	+5	28
8	Middlesbrough	20	9	1	10	35	32	+3	28
9	Millwall	20	7	5	8	19	23	-4	26
10	Coventry	19	6	6	7	23	20	+3	24
11	Hull	19	5	7	7	22	27	-5	22
12	Swansea	20	5	7	8	24	31	-7	22
13	Watford	20	5	7	8	17	25	-8	22
14	Birmingham	19	6	4	9	20	29	-9	22
15	Blackburn	20	6	3	11	18	29	-11	21
16	West Brom	19	5	5	9	22	27	-5	20
17	QPR	20	5	5	10	18	33	-15	20
18	Bristol City	19	4	7	8	21	28	-7	19
19	Wigan	19	4	7	8	19	27	-8	19
20	Cardiff	18	4	3	11	12	24	-12	15
21	Rotherham	20	2	9	9	11	28	-17	15
22	Blackpool	20	3	5	12	17	35	-18	14
23	Huddersfield	19	3	4	12	15	32	-17	13
24	Reading	20	3	3	14	13	38	-25	12

Reading Birmingham

Under / Over goals 2022/2023, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	4	Middlesbrough	39	14	25	1.8	1.2	20	7	12	71	46	67
2	15	Swansea	39	16	23	1.4	1.5	13	10	16	54	59	49
3	18	Reading	39	18	21	1.1	1.5	13	7	19	41	59	46
4	12	Sunderland	39	19	20	1.4	1.2	14	12	13	53	46	54
5	20	QPR	39	19	20	1.0	1.5	11	9	19	38	60	42
6	1	Burnley	38	19	19	1.9	0.8	24	12	2	74	29	84
7	19	Rotherham	39	20	19	1.1	1.3	10	14	15	44	52	44
8	24	Blackpool	39	20	19	1.1	1.6	8	11	20	41	61	35
9	7	Norwich	39	21	18	1.3	1.1	16	9	14	52	42	57
10	13	Stoke	39	21	18	1.3	1.2	14	9	16	52	45	51
11	6	Blackburn	38	21	17	1.1	1.1	19	4	15	43	43	61
12	16	Birmingham	39	22	17	1.1	1.3	13	9	17	43	50	48
13	17	Hull	39	22	17	1.1	1.4	12	12	15	43	53	48
14	22	Huddersfield	39	22	17	0.9	1.4	10	9	20	36	55	39
15	2	Sheffield United	38	22	16	1.6	0.9	22	7	9	59	33	73
16	10	Preston	39	23	16	0.9	1.1	15	11	13	37	44	56
17	23	Wigan	39	23	16	0.9	1.5	8	13	18	34	59	37
18	5	Millwall	40	25	15	1.2	1.0	17	11	12	48	40	62
19	11	Watford	39	25	14	1.2	1.1	14	13	12	45	42	55
20	14	Bristol City	39	25	14	1.2	1.2	12	13	14	46	47	49
21	8	Coventry	39	26	13	1.2	1.1	15	12	12	47	41	57
22	3	Luton	40	28	12	1.2	0.9	18	14	8	48	35	68
23	9	West Brom	39	27	12	1.2	1.1	15	11	13	48	42	56
24	21	Cardiff	38	28	10	0.8	1.2	10	9	19	30	44	39

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	1	Burnley	20	8	12	2.1	0.7	14	6	0	43	13	48
2	15	Swansea	19	7	12	1.6	1.5	8	3	8	30	28	27
3	19	Rotherham	19	7	12	1.7	1.3	8	5	6	33	24	29
4	18	Reading	19	8	11	1.5	1.1	10	4	5	28	21	34
5	20	QPR	19	8	11	1.1	1.4	6	4	9	20	27	22
6	2	Sheffield United	18	8	10	1.9	0.9	11	3	4	35	17	36
7	4	Middlesbrough	19	9	10	1.9	0.7	11	6	2	36	14	39
8	12	Sunderland	19	9	10	1.3	1.3	6	6	7	24	25	24
9	7	Norwich	20	11	9	1.4	1.1	8	4	8	27	23	28
10	17	Hull	20	11	9	1.1	1.3	7	5	8	21	26	26
11	24	Blackpool	19	10	9	1.3	1.4	5	6	8	24	26	21
12	5	Millwall	20	12	8	1.4	0.8	10	6	4	29	17	36
13	6	Blackburn	18	10	8	1.4	0.8	13	1	4	25	14	40
14	11	Watford	19	11	8	1.5	0.9	9	6	4	28	17	33
15	13	Stoke	19	11	8	1.2	1.1	6	5	8	23	21	23
16	16	Birmingham	20	12	8	1.1	1.1	7	5	8	23	21	26
17	3	Luton	20	13	7	1.3	0.9	8	8	4	26	19	32
18	10	Preston	20	13	7	0.8	1.1	6	6	8	17	23	24
19	22	Huddersfield	20	13	7	1.1	1.1	7	5	8	21	23	26
20	23	Wigan	20	13	7	0.8	1.6	4	6	10	15	32	18
21	8	Coventry	20	14	6	1.2	1.1	9	6	5	24	21	33
22	14	Bristol City	20	14	6	1.2	0.9	8	6	6	25	19	30
23	21	Cardiff	20	15	5	0.9	1.0	6	6	8	18	20	24
24	9	West Brom	20	16	4	1.3	0.8	10	6	4	26	15	36

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	4	Middlesbrough	20	5	15	1.8	1.6	9	1	10	35	32	28
2	15	Swansea	20	9	11	1.2	1.6	5	7	8	24	31	22
3	12	Sunderland	20	10	10	1.4	1.1	8	6	6	29	21	30
4	13	Stoke	20	10	10	1.4	1.2	8	4	8	29	24	28
5	18	Reading	20	10	10	0.7	1.9	3	3	14	13	38	12
6	22	Huddersfield	19	9	10	0.8	1.7	3	4	12	15	32	13
7	24	Blackpool	20	10	10	0.8	1.8	3	5	12	17	35	14
8	6	Blackburn	20	11	9	0.9	1.4	6	3	11	18	29	21
9	7	Norwich	19	10	9	1.3	1.0	8	5	6	25	19	29
10	10	Preston	19	10	9	1.1	1.1	9	5	5	20	21	32
11	16	Birmingham	19	10	9	1.1	1.5	6	4	9	20	29	22
12	20	QPR	20	11	9	0.9	1.6	5	5	10	18	33	20
13	23	Wigan	19	10	9	1.0	1.4	4	7	8	19	27	19
14	9	West Brom	19	11	8	1.2	1.4	5	5	9	22	27	20
15	14	Bristol City	19	11	8	1.1	1.5	4	7	8	21	28	19
16	17	Hull	19	11	8	1.2	1.4	5	7	7	22	27	22
17	1	Burnley	18	11	7	1.7	0.9	10	6	2	31	16	36
18	5	Millwall	20	13	7	0.9	1.1	7	5	8	19	23	26
19	8	Coventry	19	12	7	1.2	1.1	6	6	7	23	20	24
20	19	Rotherham	20	13	7	0.6	1.4	2	9	9	11	28	15
21	2	Sheffield United	20	14	6	1.2	0.8	11	4	5	24	16	37
22	11	Watford	20	14	6	0.8	1.2	5	7	8	17	25	22
23	3	Luton	20	15	5	1.1	0.8	10	6	4	22	16	36
24	21	Cardiff	18	13	5	0.7	1.3	4	3	11	12	24	15

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.