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Birmingham City Reading betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

For playing at home it will be normal for Birmingham to dominate and enjoy the best opportunities to score goals, however, with difficulties when finishing. On the other hand, Reading have very interesting players at the defensive level, but have difficulties in attack. It should be noted that 72% of Reading's away games ended with less than three goals scored. That said, we expect a very closed game with little chance of goals, making risking in favor of the "Under 2.5 Goals" market a good option.
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Preview
Birmingham City and Reading face at St. Andrew's Stadium, in a match for the 37th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 07‑12‑2019, Birmingham City got an away win by (2‑3). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 23‑10‑2018, in a match for the Championship, Birmingham City won by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by G. Gardner (49' ) and L. Jutkiewicz (70' ), for Birmingham City, and by Y. Meïté (90' ), for Reading. Although this is a match between 15th and 16th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 20th best in home matches and the 10th best in away matches.

Analysis Birmingham

The home team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 12 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Millwall, by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Queens Park Rangers, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 24 points in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 28 conceded, against 23 points won at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 26 conceded. They come to this match after a away loss against Leicester City by (1‑0). For the league, Birmingham City won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 17 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Birmingham come to this clash with a 1-0 defeat at Leicester, in a game counting for the FA Cup. In the last match for the English second division, the home team drew 2-2 against QPR. Most likely, manager Pep Clotet should keep the team in 4-4-2, privileging the maintenance of ball possession and the organized attacks: Kieftenbeld is the main game organizer, being owner of great pass quality and vision of the game. Striker Lukas Jutkiewicz is Birmingham's top scorer, with 12 goals scored. Out of this game are Bela, McEachran, Maghoma and Mrabti, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Lee Camp, Kristian Pedersen, Marc Roberts, Maxime Colin, Harlee Dean, Jude Bellingham, Gary Gardner, Dan Crowley, Ivan Šunjić, Scott Hogan, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

Analysis Reading

The away team is currently in the 16th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 12 wins, 9 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Wigan Athletic, by (0‑3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Barnsley, by (2‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 23 goals scored and 24 conceded at home, against 20 goals scored and 17 conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the FA Cup, they got a home loss against Sheffield United by (1‑2), after extended time. In the last 10 away league matches Reading has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (9 out of 18 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 13 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 36 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 20 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 18 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Reading come to this clash with a 1-2 home defeat to Sheffield United, in a game counting for the FA Cup. In the last match for the championship, the visiting club beat Barnsley, 2-0. In this match against Birmingham, coach Mark Bowen should keep the 4-3-3, with George Puscas being the team's most advanced player: this player is Reading's top scorer with 9 goals. On the other hand, John Swift is the athlete with the most assists for goal. For this game the manager cannot count on Lucas João, Gunter, McIntyre and Boyé, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Rafael, Omar Richards, Matthew Miazga, Michael Morrison, Yakou Meite, John Swift, Andy Rinomhota, Michael Olise, Andy Yiadom, Ovie Ejaria, George Pușcaș.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Birmingham vs Reading match, on 7 March 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Birmingham vs Reading on 7 March 2020 will be played at Birmingham, St. Andrew's Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy UK, for the Birmingham Reading match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Birmingham at with 63% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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