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Reading Birmingham City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This is a match between two teams that are going through very dubious moments in the championship. On the one hand, Reading is in a better position, but the team's momentum is bad, Birmingham, by their turn, outlined a reaction in the last round but the offensive and defensive weaknesses are still immense. In this way, the match has a huge tendency to be balanced and closed, making a bet in favor of a match with a few goals a good option.
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Preview
Reading and Birmingham City face at Madejski Stadium, in a match for the 26th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 26‑08‑2017, Reading got an away win by (0‑2). The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 4 head‑to‑heads they won 2, tied 1 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, played on 13‑09‑2016, they tied (0‑0). Birmingham City registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Reading

The home team is currently in the 17th position of the league, with 28 points won, after 7 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bristol City, by (2‑0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Barnsley, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Reading has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 25 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 8 of their 15 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Reading continues to have a difficult time in the league and in the last match they added the fourth straight win without winning, getting a draw against Barnsley. A triumph in this match against Birmingham leaves the team calmer in the league table. It’s expected the coach Jaap Stam will act in the image of the last match, that is, in 4-3-3, benefiting from ball possession and organized attacks. It’s important to point out the home team has exhibited some weaknesses in dead balls and defensive organization. The list of absences for this match is extensive, all due to injury: Mendes, Harriott, Obita and Quinn.

Confirmed Lineup: Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Joey van den Berg, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Leandro Bacuna, Sone Aluko, John Swift, Pelle Clement, Yann Kermorgant, Modou Barrow.

Analysis Birmingham

The away team is currently in the 24th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Norwich City, by (0‑2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Leeds United, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 16 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a draw by (1‑1) against Sunderland. In the last 10 away league matches Birmingham City has a record of 3 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 12 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 25 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Birmingham fans comes for this match after their victory by 1-0 against Leeds, and this may be a reaction to their upcoming matches, as they remain in the final position of the competition. However, the visiting team must fight against the poor performance away, having scored only 3 points in 12 matches. In this match, the coach Steve Cotterill must play in the usual 4-2-3-1 privileging the defensive organization and the long balls for the attack. Nevertheless, it’s important to emphasize the visiting team present some gaps in the maintenance of ball possession, aerial play, finalization and counterattack. Vassell and Adams are some of those missing due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: David Stockdale, Maxime Colin, Jonathan Grounds, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Jacques Maghoma, Craig Gardner, David Davis, Jérémie Boga, Sam Gallagher.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Reading vs Birmingham match, on 2 January 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Reading vs Birmingham on 2 January 2018 will be played at Reading, Select Car Leasing Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Kenya, for the Reading Birmingham match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Reading at with 85% of the tips.

 

Championship - 2017/2018

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 43.09%
  • Draws 26.75%
  • Away team wins 30.16%
  • Over 1.5 72.71%
  • Over 2.5 47.22%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1414
  • Goals /match 2.54
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 1.13
  • Both teams score 49.55%
  • Goals after 80' 16.2%
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