Birmingham v Reading result

Full-time · Birmingham 0–2 Reading

Championship · Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:00 BST · St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Birmingham 0–2 Reading — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Birmingham 0–2 Reading · Championship
Venue: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium · Birmingham
Referee: Steve Martin, England
Recent form: Birmingham 2W 1D 2L · Reading 3W 1D 1L

Birmingham 0–2 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.33

Goals

against 1.17 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 6 matches

4.67 / 6

Corners

against 5.33 / 2.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2.67 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 4.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.67 / 2.33

Cards

against 1 / 2 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 6 completed matches, to 22 August 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 6 completed matches, to 22 August 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Birmingham for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	2.5standard	1.33 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 12 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 12.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	2.67 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.67 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	15 for · 11.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	0.67 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: Steve Martin, England.

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 4	85.8	2.9 4/3	2.9 3/3	—
C. N'Doye n 4	78.8	1.7 3/1	0.3 1/0	—
C. Gardner n 4	88	1.5 4/1	1 3/1	—
M. Roberts n 4	90	1 2/1	0.3 1/0	T. Blackett
M. Morrison n 4	74	0.9 2/1	0.6 1/1	L. Moore

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. N'Doye n 4	78.8	3.4 3/3	0.9 3/0
D. Cotterill n 3	45	3.3 3/1	0.7 1/0
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 4	85.8	2.1 4/3	0.3 1/0
D. Davis n 3	70	2.1 3/1	0.4 1/0
J. Maghoma n 4	87.3	1.3 3/1	0.8 2/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Maghoma n 4	87.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
C. Gardner n 4	88	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. N'Doye n 4	78.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
D. Stockdale n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Roberts n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Roberts n 4	90	0 0/0
Emilio Nsue n 4	90	0 0/0
C. Gardner n 4	88	0 0/0
J. Maghoma n 4	87.3	0 0/0
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 4	85.8	0 0/0

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Stockdale n 4	90	2.3 3/1

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	2.3 2/1	3.5 2/2	—
L. Moore n 4	90	2 3/2	1.8 3/2	M. Morrison
T. Blackett n 4	90	2 4/2	0.8 2/1	M. Roberts
G. Evans n 4	58.3	1.9 3/2	0.4 1/0	—
P. Clement n 4	56.8	1.6 3/1	1.2 3/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	3.5 2/1	1.2 2/0
L. Kelly n 4	76	3 2/2	0.9 2/1
M. Barrow n 4	72	2.2 3/3	0.6 2/0
J. Swift n 4	71.8	2.2 3/2	0.3 1/0
A. Popa n 4	64.3	1.8 2/1	1.1 1/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
L. Moore n 4	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
L. Kelly n 4	76	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Barrow n 4	72	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
V. Mannone n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 4	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 4	90	0 0/0
T. Blackett n 4	90	0 0/0
P. McShane n 3	90	0 0/0
L. Kelly n 4	76	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 4	90	3.2 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Birmingham		Reading
40%	Possession	60%
14	Shots	13
2	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	6
7	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	10
4	Corners	3
1	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	5
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
311	Passes	480
73%	Pass accuracy	82%

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
D. Stockdale	90	0	0	0	6.6
M. Morrison	90	0	0	0	6.4
M. Roberts	90	0	0	1	6.5
S. Gleeson	90	2	1	1	7
M. Kieftenbeld	90	1	0	0	6.7
C. Bramall	90	2	1	0	6.4
S. Gallagher	90	5	0	1	6.8
J. Maghoma	90	2	0	2	7.3
J. Grounds	78	0	0	1	6.9
C. N'Doye	45	0	0	0	6.6
C. Jenkinson	32	0	0	0	6.5
Emilio Nsue sub	58	0	0	1	6.2
L. Jutkiewicz sub	45	0	0	1	6.7
D. Davis sub	12	2	0	0	6.1

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.8
L. Moore	90	0	0	1	0	0	7.7
Tiago Ilori	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
C. Gunter	90	0	0	1	1	1	6.9
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	2	0	1	7.3
L. Kelly	90	0	0	3	1	3	7.5
T. Blackett	90	0	1	1	1	2	8
J. Böðvarsson	88	1	0	2	1	1	7.5
M. Barrow	76	0	0	1	0	1	6.4
Joey Van den Berg	70	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
G. Evans	20	1	0	1	1	0	7.5
G. McCleary	14	0	1	0	0	1	6.8
S. Smith	2	0	0	1	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Birmingham v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BirminghamWWDLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ReadingWDWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Birmingham#20 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Birmingham scored0.71

Reading scored1.1

Birmingham conceded1.39

Reading conceded1.32

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