Reading v Birmingham result

Full-time · Reading 0–2 Birmingham

Championship · Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:00 GMT

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Reading 0–2 Birmingham · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Reading 1 · draws 0 · Birmingham 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 0W 2D 3L · Birmingham 1W 1D 3L

Reading 0–2 Birmingham (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

1.25 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.29 / 7 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 4.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.29 / 2.33

Cards

against 1.71 / 1.17 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 December 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	Reading for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 14.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.86 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.67 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.33 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: James Linington, England — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 20.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.18 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.18

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 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
P. Clement n 8	19.5	4 4/2	1.7 3/0	S. Gallagher
Joey Van den Berg n 8	86.5	2.2 7/5	1.3 5/2	—
G. Evans n 8	57	1.8 5/4	0.4 2/0	—
T. Blackett n 8	66	1.4 6/2	0.5 3/0	—
S. Aluko n 8	76.9	1.2 5/3	1.6 5/3	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	20.6	2.7 4/1	0.5 1/0
S. Aluko n 8	76.9	2.5 8/5	0.6 4/0
J. Swift n 8	61.3	2.2 5/4	1.1 4/1
A. Popa n 7	50.7	1.8 4/1	1 2/1
Y. Kermorgant n 8	74.1	1.7 6/3	0.3 2/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	61.3	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
P. Clement n 8	19.5	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
M. Barrow n 8	89.9	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	20.6	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Barrow n 8	89.9	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	88.1	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	3.2 6/6

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 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
D. Davis n 8	56.5	3 6/4	1.8 5/2	—
C. N'Doye n 8	61	2.4 5/5	1.3 4/2	—
C. Gardner n 8	73.1	2.2 7/5	0.6 3/1	—
S. Gallagher n 8	65.8	1.9 6/3	1 4/2	P. Clement
M. Kieftenbeld n 8	90	1.5 6/5	1.1 5/3	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Gallagher n 8	65.8	2.9 6/4	0.9 3/1
J. Maghoma n 8	32.6	2.8 5/3	0.7 2/0
Jota Peleteiro n 8	65.6	2.2 6/4	0.7 4/0
C. Adams n 8	54.5	2.1 6/3	0.8 3/1
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	42.1	2.1 5/2	0.3 1/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Gallagher n 8	65.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Maghoma n 8	32.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. Gardner n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Adams n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Boga n 8	77.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Grounds n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Kieftenbeld n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Morrison n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Roberts n 8	90	0 0/0
H. Dean n 8	89.1	0 0/0

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Kuszczak n 8	90	3.2 7/6
D. Stockdale n 8	90	3 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Birmingham
61%	Possession	39%
12	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	6
11	Shots inside the box	8
9	Corners	7
2	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
468	Passes	295
77%	Pass accuracy	66%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Gunter	90	1	1	1	0	6.5
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Swift	90	0	0	4	Y	6.6
M. Barrow	90	3	1	1	0	7.1
Y. Kermorgant	90	5	0	0	0	7.3
P. Clement	74	1	1	0	0	6.5
S. Aluko	67	2	2	1	0	6.7
Joey Van den Berg	45	0	0	0	0	6.1
T. Blackett sub	45	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. McCleary sub	23	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Kelly sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.6

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
D. Stockdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	8
M. Colin	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
H. Dean	90	0	0	2	1	0	7.5
J. Grounds	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.8
M. Kieftenbeld	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
D. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	2	7.3
J. Boga	90	0	1	4	0	2	7.6
S. Gallagher	89	1	0	3	2	2	7.6
C. Gardner	86	0	0	1	0	3	7.5
J. Maghoma	72	1	0	2	1	1	7.1
Emilio Nsue	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. N'Doye	4	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Adams	1	0	0	0	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 Reading v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingDLLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

BirminghamLLDLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Reading 1 · 0 draws · Birmingham 0 · 2 goals/game

2017-08-26 Birmingham 0–2 Reading

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Birmingham#20 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.1

Birmingham scored0.71

Reading conceded1.32

Birmingham conceded1.39

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Birmingham?: In their last 1 meetings, Reading won 1, Birmingham won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Birmingham?: Recent form — Reading 0W 2D 3L; Birmingham 1W 1D 3L.

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