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Reading
Reading vs Birmingham — Championship
2-1
BirminghamSelect Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Going into the match, Reading had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Birmingham had won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (W D L L L). 1.1 scored per game, 2.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 2-3 at Preston · 19 Feb 2022
- D 0-0 at Peterboro · 16 Feb 2022
- L 2-3 vs Coventry · 12 Feb 2022
- L 2-1 at Bristol City · 9 Feb 2022
- L 4-0 at QPR · 29 Jan 2022
- L 3-4 vs Huddersfield · 22 Jan 2022
Away form going in: Birmingham
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 4, lost 4 (D W L L D). 1.6 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Stoke · 19 Feb 2022
- W 3-0 vs Luton · 12 Feb 2022
- L 3-1 at Bournemouth · 9 Feb 2022
- L 1-2 vs Sheffield United · 4 Feb 2022
- D 2-2 at Derby · 30 Jan 2022
- D 2-2 vs Peterboro · 25 Jan 2022
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total shots | 16 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 0 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 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 |