Birmingham vs Reading 16.12.2022

Two former Premier League regulars Birmingham City and Reading will trade tackles in the Championship this weekend as the race for places in the Premier League intensifies. The hosts who are 14th on the log have only won one of their last five league games and seven wins in the league all season.

Reading, on the other hand have fared a little better under former Manchester United midfielder, Paul Ince who is their current manager. They have ten wins under their belt with 36 points and sitting 9th on the table. In addition, they won their last two games which means they will go into this match buzzing.

Their previous meetings have generated a decent number of goals, but their respective recent results have not had a flurry of goals. In their last five respective games, no fixture has recorded a total of four goals in a match.

Therefore, we reckon there will be less than four total goals in this fixture.

Main tip: Under 3.5 Goals (go to tip details)

Head-to-Head stats Birmingham vs Reading

We look at the last 28 matches between these teams:

• Birmingham have 12 wins; Reading have 12 wins and 4 matches were drawn
• On average, these matches scored 2.64 goals per match
• The last time they met, Reading won 2-1

Latest results Birmingham

• 1 win, 3 draws, and a loss in their last five matches
• 5 goals were scored in their last 5 games. Average 1.00 goals per game
• They drew their last game against Blackpool 0-0

Latest results Reading

• 2 wins 2 draws and a loss in their last 5 games
• 4 goals were scored in their last 5 games. Average 0.80 goals per game
• They won 1-0 to Coventry in their last match

Championship Standings and Latest Results

Birmingham: ranked 14th – 22 matches – 7 wins – 8 draws – 7 losses – 29 points
Form Guide (most recent first): D-L-D-W-D

Reading: ranked 9th – 22 matches – 10 wins – 2 draws – 10 losses – 32 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-L-L-D

Possible squad Birmingham

Birmingham: Ruddy; Collin, Sanderson, Trusty; Bielik, Bacuna, Mejbri, Emmanuel; Chong, Deeney

Out: None

Coach: John Eustace

Possible squad Reading

Reading: Lumley; Mbengue, Yiadom, Holmes; Hendrick; Baba, Fornah, Ince, Hoilett; Meite, Carroll

Out: None

Coach: Paul Ince

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Under 3.5 Goals

Bet365 offers competitive odds for the bet “Under 3.5 Goals”
The odd of 1.22 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 82% chance that there will be less than four total goals in this match.

Odds for Under 3.5 Goals

Bet365 – odd 1.22
Betking – odd 1.20

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2) Bet on Over Both Teams To Score

• Their last five meetings ended with Both teams scoring
• 3 of Birmingham’s last 5 games ended with BTTS
• 2 of Reading’s last 5 games saw both sides scored

Betking offers competitive odds for the bet “Both Teams To Score”
The odd of 1.91 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 52% chance that the two teams will find the back of the net in this fixture.

Odds comparison for Both Teams To Score

Betking – odd 1.91
Bet365 – odd 1.91

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