Reading 2-1 Birmingham
Key events
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Birmingham- L. João
- J. Swift
- T. Mcintyre
ReadingFT 2–1
Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium
Reading, Berkshire · England
- Address
- Shooters Way / Junction 11, M4
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 24200
Match
S. Hooper
Round 34
- Referee
- S. Hooper
- Round
- 34
- Date
Competition
League · England
- Country
- England (GB-ENG)
- Season
- 2021
- Dates
- 2021-08-06 → 2022-05-29
Match statistics
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Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
46%46%54%54%
Total shots
936%1664%
Shots on target
330%770%
Team form & competition
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- #21 Position
- 41 Points
- 13-8-25 W-D-L
- 54/87 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-1 / 2-3
- Worst defeats
- 0-7 / 4-0
- #20 Position
- 47 Points
- 11-14-21 W-D-L
- 50/75 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-0 / 0-5
- Worst defeats
- 1-4 / 6-1
Head to head
View all7Readingwins
2Drawsmatches
10Birminghamwins
Recorded meetings: 19 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Birmingham 6–1 Reading
- Reading most goals
- Birmingham 1–3 Reading
- Birmingham most goals
- Birmingham 6–1 Reading
Match headlines
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Birmingham fired more attempts (16 vs 9 shots). Birmingham was more accurate in front of goal (44% on target vs 33%). Birmingham held more of the ball (54% possession).