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Reading Birmingham City betting prediction


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On the one hand, Reading has a lot of skill in all cases, on the other, Birmingham has shown many difficulties playing away from home. Thus, and having a more advanced eleven, playing in front of their fans, Reading can be expected to dominate and have the best chances to score, making betting in favor of their victory in this meeting a better option. Still, we will protect our investment from a possible draw.
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Preview
Reading and Birmingham City meet at Madejski Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the away team, since they have a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 05‑05‑2019, in a match for the Championship they tied (0‑0).

Analysis Reading

After 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the home team is in the 18th position, havinf won 21 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Wigan Athletic by (1‑3), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑1) at home, against Leeds United. In the last 9 home league matches Reading has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 27 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Reading comes motivated for this match after a victory, by 1-3, against Wigan, returning to triumphs after two consecutive defeats in this competition: the three goals were signed by Puscas. In this match against Birmingham, mister Mark Bowen must maintain his standard of play, that is, organize his pupils in 3-5-2, favoring a more supported style of play. Romanian George Puscas is Reading's scorer with 6 goals scored. For this game coach can not count on Baldock, Obita and Ejaria, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Rafael, Liam Moore, Michael Morrison, Matthew Miazga, Omar Richards, Yakou Meite, Pelé, Andy Yiadom, Andy Rinomhota, George Pușcaș, Garath McCleary.

Analysis Birmingham

The away team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Millwall, by (1‑1). In the last 10 away league matches Birmingham City has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 10 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

The Birmingham side starts this match with a 1-1 draw at home against Millwall, thus adding the fifth straight match without a win in the English second division: the only goal of the team was signed by Clarke-Salter. Commander Pep Clotet should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Jutkiewicz and Giménez as the most offensive reference of the team. On the other hand, Cowley and Bellingham are the great owners of the Birmingham mid-championship, these players being responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. Lot of unavailable for this game: Roberts, Stockdale, Keita, Grounds and Kieftenbeld.

Confirmed Lineup: Connal Trueman, Jake Clarke-Salter, Kristian Pedersen, Harlee Dean, Maxime Colin, Jude Bellingham, Jérémie Bela, Dan Crowley, Josh McEachran, Ivan Šunjić, Álvaro Giménez.

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Frequently asked questions

The tip and bet suggestion for the Reading vs Birmingham match, on 7 December 2019, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Draw no bet, Reading ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Reading vs Birmingham on 7 December 2019 will be played at Reading, Berkshire, Rivermoor Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Reading Birmingham match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Reading at with 67% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2019/2020

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 41.65%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 31.6%
  • Over 1.5 73.43%
  • Over 2.5 49.37%
  • Over 3.5 26.75%
  • Goals 1467
  • Goals /match 2.63
  • Goals /match home 1.41
  • Goals /match away 1.23
  • Both teams score 52.96%
  • Goals after 80' 18.4%
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