Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Reading FC vs Birmingham City FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
- Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Paul Kelly
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D 15 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W 11 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D 08 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D 01 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W 28 Jan Burton Albion FC A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D 15 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W 11 Feb Cambridge United FC H 4–0 W 08 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–3 L 01 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W 28 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Birmingham City FC gets underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Seung-Ho Paik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' It’s high time Chris Davies made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Davies made 369 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Andre Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 378 games and scored 430 goals.
- 65' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chem Campbell, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 4 goals in the last 2 games.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Reading FC
Starting XI- 29
- 22
- 7
- 20
- 28
- 27
- 5
- 8
- 24
- 9
- 30
Bench- 1
- 10
- 14
- 2
- 34
- 19
- 37
Coach Noel HuntBirmingham City FC
Starting XI- 30
- 25
- 21
- 14
- 11
- 24
- 17
- 20
- 2
- 4
- 13
Bench- 31
- 45
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 19
- 18
Coach Chris Davies -
Head to Head
Reading FC Form
Birmingham City FC Form
2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-02-11 Birmingham City FC 4–0 Cambridge United FC W 2025-02-08 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W