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Birmingham City v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham City and Reading take on one another at the St. Andrew's Stadium on Saturday evening, with both Chris Davies and Rubén Sellés Salvador hoping for success in the League One. Below you'll find predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.

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Birmingham City's next match is v Wrexham at 20:00 on Monday 16th September
Reading's next match is v L Orient at 15:00 on Saturday 14th September
The last English League One meeting between Birmingham and Reading was on Saturday 10th August 2024
English League One
August 10th 2024
Birmingham 1
1 Reading
 
A. May 87'42' K. Ehibhaimha
 
BIR
RDG
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
4
1
Corners
3
6
Possession
74%
26%
Fouls
11
18
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
BirminghamReading
 
B. Peacock-Farrell
A. Cochrane
E. Laird (B. Khela 83')
K. Bielik
D. Sanderson
K. Miyoshi (K. Anderson 61')
M. Leonard (Lukas Jutkiewicz 83')
W. Willumsson (L. Harris 51')
S. Paik
A. Mayfootball icon
S. Dembele (E. Hansson 46')
J. Pereira Castro
(K. Abretti 61') J. Dorsett
A. Mbengue
T. Bindon
H. Knibbs
(G. Garcia 74') M. Camara
L. Wing
M. Craig
(C. Savage 74') B. Elliott
S. Smith
(J. Wareham 85') football iconK. Ehibhaimha
Best Tip: Birmingham to win

Having examined the bookies' odds and collated stats regarding both sides ahead of this League One match, a bet on win / draw / win for Birmingham to win on home turf is what we would suggest. We predict they will overpower Reading, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have the pedigree to do so. It may not all be plain sailing, but Birmingham to win is the bet come Saturday evening.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Birmingham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Birmingham
65%
12/25
9%
8/15
8%
Draw
20%
7/2
10%
7/2
15%
Reading
16%
9/2
10%
19/4
20%
Birmingham 2-0
10%
7/113/2
Birmingham 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Birmingham 1-0
10%
15/2
21%
13/2
15%
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1
13%
7/1
14%
Birmingham 3-0
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
Birmingham 3-1
7%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
25%
11/1
20%
Reading 2-1
4%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Reading 1-0
4%
16/1
31%
12/1
18%
Birmingham 4-0
4%
18/1
17%
14/1
21%
Birmingham 4-1
4%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Birmingham 3-2
3%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
Reading 2-0
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
21%
Birmingham 4-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
3/5
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/10
15%
-
Home 1st Goal
58%
1/3
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
9/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
25%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
3/4
3%
3/4
4%
BTTS - No
45%
1/1
3%
1/1
5%
BTTS - Home Win
31%
2/1
14%
19/10
15%
BTTS - Draw
15%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Home/draw
84%
1/7
3%
2/15
3%
Away/draw
35%
13/8
16%
6/4
16%
Home/away
80%
2/11
3%
1/5
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/11
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2
20%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
6/4
17%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2
10%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
10/3
28%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/5
7%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/1
31%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/14
3%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
25%
-
Home DNB
78%
1/5
4%
2/11
6%
Away DNB
30%
10/3
15%
16/5
20%
Birmingham win to nil
34%
13/8
5%
-
Reading win to nil
7%
10/1
22%
-
Birmingham / Birmingham
36%
5/4
10%
5/4
10%
Birmingham / Reading
2%
40/128/1
Birmingham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Birmingham
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
3%
Draw / Reading
7%
11/1
9%
10/1
16%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
17%
11/2
18%
Reading / Birmingham
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Reading / Reading
9%
9/1
18%
15/2
13%
Reading / Draw
5%
16/114/1
15%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Birmingham
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Reading
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Sep 16
Jan 25
 Wrexham5410913 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Stockport4310710 
Jan 18
Oct 29
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Barnsley5311410 
May 3
Oct 12
-
-
 Birmingham Home4310310 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
Oct 5
 Charlton5311210 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
Mar 8
Oct 19
 Lincoln430149 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Oct 1
Jan 28
 Huddersfield430139 
Sep 28
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
 Reading Away421117 
-
-
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Bristol R521207 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Jan 18
-
 Exeter420216 
Mar 4
Oct 22
Sep 28
Feb 8
 Peterborough420206 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Apr 18
Dec 23
 Crawley4202-26 
Oct 19
Mar 8
Nov 9
Mar 15
 Northampton412105 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Apr 26
Oct 26
 Mansfield4121-25 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Feb 1
Sep 21
 Rotherham5122-25 
Feb 15
Oct 5
Mar 1
w
 
2-3A
 Wycombe411204 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Nov 16
Mar 22
 Stevenage4112-14 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Oct 22
Mar 4
 Bolton4112-34 
Feb 1
Sep 21
Dec 26
Apr 21
 Burton4031-13 
Oct 1
Jan 28
w
 
2-1F
Jan 4
 Wigan4103-33 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
Mar 29
Nov 23
 Shrewsbury5104-53 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Dec 29
Apr 12
 Blackpool4022-42 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Oct 12
May 3
 Cambridge4013-51 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Jan 11
w
 
1-2F
 L Orient4004-60 
Sep 14
Jan 25
Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham1 - 0Norwich
Birmingham3 - 0Coventry
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham1 - 0Preston
Birmingham0 - 1Watford
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham3 - 4Southampton
Birmingham2 - 1Sunderland
Birmingham1 - 0Blackburn
Birmingham2 - 2Swansea
Birmingham0 - 0Bristol C
Birmingham1 - 3Stoke
Birmingham2 - 3Leicester
Birmingham0 - 0Rotherham
Birmingham2 - 1Sheff Wed
Birmingham2 - 2Ipswich
Birmingham0 - 2Hull
Birmingham3 - 1West Brom
Birmingham4 - 1Huddersfield
Birmingham0 - 0QPR
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBirmingham1 - 0Norwich
ABirmingham1 - 1Huddersfield
ABirmingham0 - 0Rotherham
HBirmingham3 - 0Coventry
HBirmingham0 - 1Cardiff
ABirmingham1 - 2Leicester
HBirmingham1 - 0Preston
ABirmingham1 - 2QPR
HBirmingham0 - 1Watford
HBirmingham0 - 1M'Boro
ABirmingham0 - 1Millwall
ABirmingham1 - 1Hull
HBirmingham3 - 4Southampton
ABirmingham1 - 3Ipswich
HBirmingham2 - 1Sunderland
HBirmingham1 - 0Blackburn
ABirmingham0 - 2Sheff Wed
ABirmingham0 - 1West Brom
ABirmingham2 - 1Stoke
HBirmingham2 - 2Swansea
Reading 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Burton3 - 2Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Derby2 - 1Reading
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Fleetwood1 - 1Reading
Stevenage0 - 1Reading
Oxford Utd1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 0Reading
Cheltenham2 - 2Reading
Peterborough2 - 2Reading
Lincoln1 - 1Reading
Wycombe1 - 2Reading
Shrewsbury3 - 2Reading
Charlton4 - 0Reading
L Orient2 - 1Reading
Northampton3 - 1Reading
Blackpool4 - 1Reading
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading3 - 2Blackpool
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
HReading1 - 1Lincoln
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading1 - 0Northampton
HReading4 - 0Cambridge
AReading1 - 2Derby
HReading1 - 2Wycombe
AReading3 - 1Carlisle
HReading2 - 3Shrewsbury
HReading2 - 0Port Vale
AReading1 - 4Portsmouth
AReading1 - 1Fleetwood
HReading2 - 0Charlton
AReading1 - 0Stevenage
AReading1 - 1Oxford Utd
HReading1 - 1L Orient
HReading1 - 0Derby
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Birmingham since 1997
Birmingham
Reading
Goals: Scored
25
20
Games: Scored
12 / 14
12 / 14
Clean sheets
2 / 14
2 / 14
BIR
7
D
1
RDG
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Birmingham
Birmingham3 - 2
1 - 2Reading
Birmingham2 - 1
1 - 3Reading
Birmingham2 - 1
0 - 2Reading
0 - 1Reading
Birmingham2 - 1
Birmingham6 - 1
1 - 2Reading
Birmingham2 - 0
1 - 3Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
Birmingham3 - 0
League games at Reading since 1997
No fixture history games
in the KickOff database.
Goal Statistics

Reading have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive League One outings. This run could continue, with Birmingham City's PG an impressive 2.2.

Birmingham City's defensive record is to be admired, C. Davies's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Reading makes sense in this context.

Birmingham 4th Reading 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Birmingham will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Reading scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Birmingham’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+25
Reading have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
2.2
1
Attack rating
0%
better
BIR
RDG
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
BIR
RDG
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Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Birmingham v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4411
B Peacock-FarrellA MayW WillumssonE Laird
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Peacock-Farrell GLK4
-
E Laird DEF4
1
-
D Sanderson DEF1
-
K Bielik DEF4
-
A Cochrane DEF4
1
-
S Paik MID4
-
M Leonard MID3
-
W Willumsson MID411
-
K Miyoshi  MID2
-
S Dembélé MID1
-
A May MID441
1
-
Subs
R Allsop GLK
-
C Klarer DEF31
1
-
L Harris MID41
-
B Khela MID2
-
E Hansson FWD4
-
L Jutkiewicz FWD3
-
K Anderson  FWD31
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4212
J PereiraK EhibhatiomhanK EhibhatiomhanS Smith
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK4
-
J Dorsett DEF4
-
T. Bindon DEF4
-
A Mbengue DEF4
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan DEF421
-
B Elliott MID41
1
-
H Knibbs MID1
-
L Wing MID41
1
-
M Camará MID2
-
M Craig MID4
-
S Smith MID41
2
-
Subs
C Boyce-Clarke GLK
-
A. Kanu DEF
-
E. Osho DEF
-
K Abrefa DEF4
1
-
G. Garcia MID3
-
C Savage MID42
-
J Wareham FWD3
-