Reading 0-2 Birmingham City: result and report

Reading 0-2 Birmingham City

Championship · Tuesday 2 January 2018, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading lost to Birmingham City 0-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 2 January 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Jacques Maghoma opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Reading did not score. Birmingham City scored through Jacques Maghoma (24') and Sam Gallagher (64').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Birmingham City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 18th on 28 points from 25 and Birmingham City 24th on 20 points from 25. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 44 points, and Birmingham City 19th with 46.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Birmingham City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to David Adam Stockdale of Birmingham City (8.2), ahead of Jérémie Boga (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 1 draw and 5 for Birmingham City.

Going into the match Reading's last five read D-L-L-L-D and Birmingham City's W-L-D-L-L.