Birmingham take on the visitors Reading in the round 23 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Friday, December 16th at St. Andrew's Stadium (Birmingham).
Birmingham are remembered for having played many years in the Premier League. And even won relatively recently, in 2011, in the League Cup. But in parallel, the "registration" in the "elite" was lost. It did not work out to return to the Premier League, on the contrary, from time to time they had to fight for survival. As it was last season, with a final 20th place. Against this background, now, under John Eustace, it turns out to demonstrate quite noticeable progress. No, the game of “Birmingham” did not become some kind of revelation. But at least there is a parity of victories and defeats (7 in 22 matches played), and the goal difference is positive, 23-20. As a result, it turned out to add, to rise to the middle of the table. Do not slow down even after a pause of a month. On December 10, it came to resume the Championship season with a goalless draw at the Blackpool field.
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Reading left a rather controversial impression last season. On the one hand, finishing in 21st place, just above the relegation zone, is definitely not an asset. On the other hand, the team faced penalty due to financial infractions. And the fact that, against this background, Paul Ince, having arrived in February, was able to save from relegation is already an achievement. Moreover, the famous footballer in the past and an intelligent mentor did not stop there, and now his wards are quite confidently at the top half of the standings. Moreover, it turned out to end November with a victory (2-1 on the Hull field), and a month later, it turned out to take the maximum against Coventry. As a result, now “Reading” is in 8th position. It seems that 32 points after 22 rounds are not exorbitant figures. But there are only 2 points to Preston and the 6th place, that is in the playoff zone. And, of course, this is a serious temptation, a real motivation in order to fight further, and not start fooling around, in anticipation of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Reading last season was able to take the maximum, winning both at home and away, and with an identical score of 2-1. In many ways, this helped in not going to League One this offseason. Birmingham are regarded as the pair's favorites as they play at home. But still, the visitors look more confident, and they have something to fight for. We bet Reading can at least not lose on Friday night.
Prediction for the match: Reading not to lose (X2).
