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Reading
Reading vs Birmingham — Championship
1-0
BirminghamSelect Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Going into the match, Reading had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Birmingham had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (L D D D W). 1.0 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Nott'm Forest · 1 Nov 2011
- D 0-0 at Crystal Palace · 29 Oct 2011
- D 1-1 vs Southampton · 22 Oct 2011
- D 2-2 vs Derby · 18 Oct 2011
- W 0-1 at Burnley · 15 Oct 2011
- D 0-0 vs Middlesbrough · 1 Oct 2011
Away form going in: Birmingham
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (D W W W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Brighton · 29 Oct 2011
- W 1-0 vs Leeds · 26 Oct 2011
- W 0-2 at Bristol City · 23 Oct 2011
- W 2-0 vs Leicester · 16 Oct 2011
- W 1-3 at Nott'm Forest · 2 Oct 2011
- D 1-1 vs Barnsley · 24 Sept 2011
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |