On Feb 22nd, Reading plays host to Birmingham City in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 21st placed Reading, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Peterborough United. Neither Peterborough United nor Reading could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while birmingham City is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Luton Town. Juninho Bacuna struck first for Birmingham City in the 25th minute on a feed from Lyle Taylor, then Lyle Taylor added another in the 46th minute In the end, Luton Town couldn’t muster any offence and Birmingham City ran away with the shutout win. Birmingham City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Saturday Nov 6th, Birmingham City hosted Reading in their last match together. Reading took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Scott Hogan scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 3rd minute, but Jahmari Clarke got the equalizer for Reading in the 70th minute But luckily in the 82nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jahmari Clarke.
Lyle Taylor has been the most effective weapon for Birmingham City lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Lucas João has been the most prolific scorer on Reading in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.