Championship

Championship | Gameweek 23

Dec 16, 2022 at 8pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
3 - 2
Reading

Deeney (2', 23' pen.), Chong (36')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Joao (82'), Ince (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions

Last Game: Blackpool 0-0 Birmingham
Saturday, December 10 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 1-0 Coventry
Saturday, December 10 at 2pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 43.33%. A win for Reading had a probability of 28.73% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.47%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.03%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
43.33% ( 0.02)	27.94% ( -0.01)	28.73% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 46.09% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.5% (

0.02)

59.5% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.14% (

0.01)

79.85% (

-0.01)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.76% (

0.02)

27.24% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.33% (

0.02)

62.67% (

-0.02)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.34%

36.66% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.55% (

-0)

73.45% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 43.32%

Reading 28.73%

Draw 27.94%

Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 12.98% 2-1 @ 8.47% ( 0) 2-0 @ 8.44% ( 0) 3-1 @ 3.67% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.66% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.84% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.19% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.19% ( 0) Other @ 1.86% Total : 43.32%	1-1 @ 13.03% 0-0 @ 9.99% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.25% ( 0) Other @ 0.67% Total : 27.94%	0-1 @ 10.02% 1-2 @ 6.54% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.03% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.19% ( -0) 0-3 @ 1.68% ( -0) 2-3 @ 1.42% Other @ 1.85% Total : 28.73%