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Championship | Gameweek 17
Dec 9, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
1 - 2
Birmingham

Meite (61')
Meite (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Toral (29', 37')
Hogan (39'), Dean (67'), Etheridge (80'), Leko (88')
Dean (70')

The Match

Match Report

Lucas Joao missed a penalty for the Royals to make it 2-2.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Reading and Birmingham City, 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 Reading win with a probability of 40.76%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.08% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.09%) and 2-1 (7.93%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (11.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawBirmingham City
40.76%29.16%30.08%
Both teams to score 43.46%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.92%63.08%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.48%82.52%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.6%30.4%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.4%66.6%
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.44%37.56%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.66%74.34%
Score Analysis
    Reading 40.76%
    Birmingham City 30.08%
    Draw 29.14%
ReadingDrawBirmingham City
1-0 @ 13.59%
2-0 @ 8.09%
2-1 @ 7.93%
3-0 @ 3.21%
3-1 @ 3.15%
3-2 @ 1.54%
4-0 @ 0.96%
4-1 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 40.76%
1-1 @ 13.31%
0-0 @ 11.41%
2-2 @ 3.88%
Other @ 0.54%
Total : 29.14%
0-1 @ 11.18%
1-2 @ 6.52%
0-2 @ 5.48%
1-3 @ 2.13%
0-3 @ 1.79%
2-3 @ 1.27%
Other @ 1.72%
Total : 30.08%

How you voted: Reading vs Birmingham

Reading
67.4%
Draw
21.9%
Birmingham City
10.7%
224
Head to Head
Mar 7, 2020 3pm
Dec 7, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 20
Reading
2-3
Birmingham
Meite (45'), Joao (94')
Puscas (90')
Morrison (41' og.), Bela (59'), Alvaro (88')
McEachran (62')
May 5, 2019 12.30pm
Oct 23, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 14
Birmingham
2-1
Reading
Gardner (49'), Jutkiewicz (70')
Gardner (90')
Meite (90')
Yiadom (18'), Swift (64')
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2-0
Birmingham
Meite (11'), Swift (72')
Rinomhota (78')

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3Sunderland21117332171540
4Burnley2010822471738
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2011452517837
6Middlesbrough21104735251034
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
8Watford199462725231
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds218582630-429
10Swansea CitySwansea217682322127
11Bristol City216962626027
12Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
13Millwall206772018225
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Coventry CityCoventry216692730-324
16Preston North EndPreston2141162127-623
17Stoke CityStoke215792328-522
18Queens Park RangersQPR2141072127-622
19Luton TownLuton2164112337-1422
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2046102133-1218
21Cardiff CityCardiff2046101932-1318
22Portsmouth193882134-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2045111942-2317
24Hull City2137111930-1116


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