Birmingham City vs Reading

League One 10 Aug 2024, 16:30
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 W. Finnie Round 1

Match report

Birmingham City were held to a 1-1 draw by Reading in the League One on 10 August 2024.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 13 shots to Reading's 8.

The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham), with W. Finnie in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 13 - 8 On target 5 - 4 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 11 - 18 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Krystian Bielik
Birmingham City · 95 passes (88% accurate)
8 Alfie May 1 goal
8 Ethan Laird captained the side
8 Keshi Anderson captained the side
8 Joel Pereira 4 saves
First half vs second half
Birmingham City stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 8–4
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–1
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 0–5 2–1
Attacks 37–39 62–34
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 4
99 Attacks 73
72 Dangerous Attacks 33
5 On Target 3
12 Off Target 6
13 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 0
4 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 18
2 Corners 6
1 Offsides 3
74% Ball Possession 26%
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
622 Passes Total 219
541 Passes Accurate 142
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
45 B. Peacock-Farrell
2 E. Laird 5 D. Sanderson 6 K. Bielik 20 A. Cochrane
12 M. Leonard 13 S. Paik
11 K. Miyoshi 18 W. Willumsson 17 S. Dembélé
9 A. May
Reading · 4-3-1-2
22 J. Pereira
5 M. Craig 27 A. Mbengue 24 T. Bindon 3 J. Dorsett
4 B. Elliott 29 L. Wing 7 H. Knibbs
10 S. Smith
28 M. Camara 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 7 Emil Hansson
  • 26 Luke Harris
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 27 Brandon Khela
  • 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 21 Ryan Allsop
  • 4 Christoph Klarer
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 8 Charlie Savage
  • 30 Andre Garcia
  • 19 Jayden Wareham
  • 31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke
  • 32 Abraham Kanu
  • 49 Emmanuel Osho
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ E. Hansson ↓ S. Dembélé Birmingham City
  • 51' ↑ L. Harris ↓ W. Willumsson Birmingham City
  • 61' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ K. Miyoshi Birmingham City
  • 61' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ J. Dorsett Reading
  • 74' ↑ C. Savage ↓ B. Elliott Reading
  • 74' ↑ A. Garcia ↓ Mamadi Camará Reading
  • 83' ↑ B. Khela ↓ E. Laird Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ L. Jutkiewicz ↓ M. Leonard Birmingham City
  • 85' ↑ J. Wareham ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
Cards
  • 23' L. Wing Reading
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 3 2 draws 3 Reading
2025-02-22 Reading vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
2024-08-10 Birmingham City vs Reading 1 - 1
2022-12-16 Birmingham City vs Reading 3 - 2
2022-02-22 Reading vs Birmingham City 2 - 1
2021-11-06 Birmingham City vs Reading 1 - 2
2021-03-17 Birmingham City vs Reading 2 - 1
Recent form
Birmingham City D D D L D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Reading?
Birmingham City drew 1-1 against Reading on 10 August 2024.
Who won Birmingham City vs Reading?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Birmingham City vs Reading played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Reading?
Birmingham City had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.