Birmingham City vs Reading Match Analysis & Prediction
16/12/2022 11:00 pm
Reading will look to make it three back to back wins in the EFL Championship this weekend when they travel to St. Andrew’s Stadium for a clash against Birmingham City in the 23rd round of the competition. Kickoffs on December 16 at 23:00 EAT.
With 29 points, Birmingham City occupies the 14 spot in the table. The hosts will be confident that they can take three points from this game having lost only one of their last seven games at this ground. However, they have only managed to keep a clean sheet in just two of their last five games.
Birmingham City prepares for this match off the back of 0-0 Championship tie versus Blackpool in their previous encounter. In that match, Birmingham City had 42% possession and 10 shots with one of them target while Blackpool got nine shots with none of them on target.
Meanwhile, Reading will want to return to the league action with a win after the World Cup break. Coming into this game, the Royals have now picked up six points from their last two league games; however they are going into this fixture with one of the worst returns on the road in the league.
Reading heads into this meeting after 1-0 Championship victory to beat Coventry City in their previous fixture. In that match, Reading had 40% possession, nine shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Amadou Mbengue (57′). Coventry City got 15 shots with four of them on target.
Birmingham City vs. Reading Head to head
Since 1995, these two sides have had 34 head to head encounters; Birmingham City claims 15 victories, Reading claims 14 victories while five matches ended in stalemates.
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22/02/2022Reading2Birmingham1EFL Championship
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06/11/2021Birmingham1Reading2EFL Championship
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17/03/2021Birmingham2Reading1EFL Championship
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09/12/2020Reading1Birmingham2EFL Championship
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07/03/2020Birmingham1Reading3EFL Championship
Birmingham City Team News
For the home team, Przemyslaw Placheta will be unavailable for boss John Eustace’s selection for this match through injury.
Birmingham City's Last 5 Matches
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10/12/2022Blackpool0Birmingham0EFL Championship
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11/11/2022Birmingham1Sunderland2EFL Championship
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08/11/2022Birmingham2Swansea2EFL Championship
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05/11/2022Stoke1Birmingham2EFL Championship
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02/11/2022Birmingham0Millwall0EFL Championship
Reading Team News
As for the visitors, boss Paul Ince will take to the pitch with a fully fit squad.
Reading's Last 5 Matches
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10/12/2022Reading1Coventry0EFL Championship
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12/11/2022Hull1Reading2EFL Championship
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08/11/2022Watford2Reading0EFL Championship
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04/11/2022Reading1Preston2EFL Championship
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01/11/2022Luton0Reading0EFL Championship
Birmingham City vs. Reading: Odds and Predictions
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