Birmingham 1-1 Reading
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: K. Bielik 8.6 · E. Laird 7.9 · A. May 7.6
Match analysis
5 sections06:2510 August 2024: the League One matchday 1 match ended Birmingham 1-1 Reading.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-1 at half-time. Birmingham levelled after the break. Reading scored first, in the 42nd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 42' K. Ehibhatiomhan → 0-1; 87' A. May (penalty) → 1-1.
Yellow cards: Birmingham 0, Reading 1.
Statistical comparison
Shots 13-8 (5-4 on target); possession 74%-26%; corners 3-6; pass accuracy 87%-64%.
Goals by half: 0-1 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
K. Bielik was Birmingham's highest-rated player at 8.6 in 90 minutes: 1 key pass, 4 tackles, won 14 of 24 duels.
Joel Pereira was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 4 saves.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Birmingham vs Reading (League One matchday 1, 10 August 2024) finished 1-1. Goals: K. Ehibhatiomhan 42', A. May 87' (pen). Match stats: possession Birmingham 74%, Reading 26%; shots on target 5-4.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.