Reading vs Birmingham City

League One 22 Feb 2025, 12:30
Reading
Reading
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 A. Chilowicz Round 33

Match report

Reading played out a goalless draw with Birmingham City in the League One on 22 February 2025.

Birmingham City had 12 shots to Reading's 8.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with A. Chilowicz in charge.

Possession 49% - 51% Shots 8 - 12 On target 4 - 3 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 11 - 12 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Michael Craig
Reading · captained the side
8 Amadou Salif Mbengue captained the side
8 Tyler Bindon captained the side
8 Ryan Allsop 4 saves
8 Ben Davies 65 passes (82% accurate)
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 5–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–3
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–1 3–6
Attacks 55–50 54–62
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
2 Substitution 4
109 Attacks 112
38 Dangerous Attacks 51
4 On Target 1
4 Off Target 10
8 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 12
4 Corners 7
2 Offsides 3
49% Ball Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
398 Passes Total 410
274 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-3-3
22 J. Pereira
5 M. Craig 27 A. Mbengue 24 T. Bindon 30 A. Garcia
8 C. Savage 29 L. Wing 7 H. Knibbs
20 C. Campbell 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan 28 M. Camara
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 R. Allsop
2 E. Laird 4 C. Klarer 25 B. Davies 20 A. Cochrane
24 T. Iwata 13 S. Paik
11 S. Wright 30 K. Dowell 14 K. Anderson
17 L. Dykes
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 19 Jayden Wareham
  • 10 Billy Bodin
  • 1 David Button
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 34 Louie Holzman
  • 14 Tivonge Rushesha
  • 37 Adrian Akande
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 18 Willum Thor Willumsson
  • 9 Alfie May
  • 31 Grant Hanley
  • 19 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 45 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  • 6 Krystian Bielik
  • 7 Emil Hansson
Substitutions
  • 9' ↑ W. Willumsson ↓ S. Wright Birmingham City
  • 61' ↑ A. May ↓ L. Dykes Birmingham City
  • 72' ↑ J. Wareham ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 90+1' ↑ B. Bodin ↓ Mamadi Camará Reading
  • 90' ↑ G. Hanley ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham City
  • 90' ↑ T. Gardner-Hickman ↓ K. Dowell Birmingham City
Cards
  • 23' Paik Seung-Ho Birmingham City
  • 45+3' C. Savage Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 3 2 draws 3 Birmingham City
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
Reading D D L W D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Birmingham City?
Reading drew 0-0 against Birmingham City on 22 February 2025.
Who won Reading vs Birmingham City?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Reading vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.