League One

League One | Gameweek 1

Aug 10, 2024 at 5.30pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
1 - 1
Reading

May (87' pen.)

FT(HT: 0-1)

Ehibhaimha (42')
Wing (23')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions

Last Game: Birmingham 4-1 West Brom
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

Reading

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Reading 2-0 Hull City
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Birmingham City win with a probability of 43.02%. A win for Reading has a probability of 31.77% and a draw has a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win is 1-0 with a probability of 9.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9%) and 2-0 (7.13%). The likeliest Reading win is 0-1 (7.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.91%).

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
43.02% ( -0.09)	25.21% ( 0.11)	31.77% ( -0.03)

Both teams to score 55.85% (

-0.39)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.37% (

-0.51)

47.62% (

0.5)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.17% (

-0.47)

69.83% (

0.46)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.9% (

-0.26)

22.1% (

0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.54% (

-0.39)

55.46% (

0.38)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.69% (

-0.27)

28.31% (

0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.96% (

-0.34)

64.03% (

0.33)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 43.02%

Reading 31.77%

Draw 25.2%

Birmingham City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 9.44% ( 0.13) 2-1 @ 9% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 7.13% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 4.53% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.59% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.86% ( -0.05) 4-1 @ 1.71% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.35% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.08% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.34% Total : 43.02%	1-1 @ 11.91% ( 0.07) 0-0 @ 6.26% ( 0.13) 2-2 @ 5.68% ( -0.05) 3-3 @ 1.2% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.16% Total : 25.2%	0-1 @ 7.9% ( 0.11) 1-2 @ 7.52% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 4.98% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 3.16% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.39% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 2.1% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.73% Total : 31.77%