Championship

Championship | Gameweek 40

Apr 7, 2023 at 3pm UK

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Reading
1 - 1
Birmingham

Carroll (7')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Jutkiewicz (29')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Bristol City 1-1 Reading
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Birmingham City

All competitions

Last Game: Birmingham 1-0 Blackburn
Saturday, April 1 at 3pm 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 Reading win with a probability of 38.89%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 33.95% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 0-1 (10.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Birmingham City
38.89% ( -0)	27.15% ( 0)	33.95% ( 0)

Both teams to score 50.21%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.84% (

-0)

55.16% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.6% (

-0)

76.4% (

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.38% (

-0)

27.62% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.84% (

-0)

63.16% (

0.01)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.38% (

30.63%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.13% (

66.87% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Reading 38.89%

Birmingham City 33.95%

Draw 27.15%

Reading	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 10.88% 2-1 @ 8.28% ( -0) 2-0 @ 7% 3-1 @ 3.55% 3-0 @ 3% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.1% 4-1 @ 1.14% 4-0 @ 0.97% Other @ 1.96% Total : 38.89%	1-1 @ 12.87% 0-0 @ 8.46% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.9% Other @ 0.91% Total : 27.15%	0-1 @ 10.01% 1-2 @ 7.62% 0-2 @ 5.92% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.01% 0-3 @ 2.34% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.93% Other @ 3.12% Total : 33.95%