Like most matches in the English second division, the match between Birmingham and Reading can go either way and it is really difficult to predict the winner. What we could expect in this match are goals. In the last 6 matches of these teams, it was always over 2.5 goals per match and in each of those matches both teams scored at least one goal. Birmingham have been putting in a flurry of performances this season and are currently 14th in the table, while Reading on the other hand occupy eighth position with 32 points, two behind Watford and Preston who are in the positions leading to the Premier League play-offs. Birmingham narrowly avoided relegation last year, so from that point of view they are having a solid season. In the past five rounds, they have one win, three draws and a loss. Last week they drew with Blackpool when it was 0:0. Colin gave the visitors the lead in that match, but the goal was disallowed after the intervention of VAR due to an illegal position. John Eustace's men have collected 29 points in the competition so far, which is five points less than the teams in the play-off positions, so with a win in this match, they would take a good step towards the upper part of the table and potentially towards the sixth place that leads to play-offs for the Premier League.

On the other hand, Reading is playing quite well this season. Last week, they beat Coventry at home with a 1:0 goal from Mbengue. If we include the triumph against Hull before the break, the guests have won two in a row and will want to record a third in a difficult away game. It is interesting that Reading played only two draws in the competition so far, and with them they have ten wins and the same number of losses. The team is led from the bench by the former English representative Paul Ince, who managed to ensure survival at the end of last season and because of that he got a job for this season as well, which turns out to be an excellent move by the club's management. Since the beginning of the season, the bookies, in my opinion, have underestimated Reading, even when they play against teams that are obviously weaker than them, and in today's match we will try to take advantage of that. The Championship is full of teams of similar quality and belongs to one of the most difficult leagues to predict the winner of the match. I think that according to everything they have shown so far in the championship, Reading has a good chance to win this match in their favor or at least to win a point in the match.

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就像英格兰乙级联赛的大多数比赛一样，伯明翰和雷丁之间的比赛可能是任意一场，很难预测谁是赢家。在这场比赛中我们能期待的是进球。在这两支球队最近的6场比赛中，每场比赛的进球数都超过了2.5个，而且两支球队在每场比赛中都至少进了一个球。伯明翰本赛季表现出色，目前在积分榜上排名第14位，而雷丁则以32分排名第8位，落后沃特福德和普雷斯顿2分，他们目前在英超附加赛中处于领先地位。伯明翰去年勉强保级，所以从这个角度来看，他们这个赛季表现不错。在过去的5轮比赛中，他们取得了1胜3平1负的成绩。上周他们0:0战平布莱克浦。在那场比赛中，科林帮助客队取得领先，但由于位置不合法，在VAR的干预下，这个进球被判无效。到目前为止，尤斯塔斯的球队已经在比赛中拿到了29分，比附加赛中的球队少了5分，所以如果在这场比赛中获胜，他们将朝着积分榜的上游迈出一大步，并有可能向第六名迈进，从而进入英超附加赛。

另一方面，雷丁本赛季的表现相当不错。上周，他们在主场凭借姆本格1:0的进球击败了考文垂。如果算上中场休息前对赫尔城的胜利，客队已经取得了两连胜，他们希望在艰难的客场比赛中取得第三连胜。有趣的是，雷丁到目前为止只打了两场平局，他们有10场胜利和同样多的失败。这支球队的主教练是前英格兰国家队代表保罗·因斯，他在上赛季结束时成功保住了球队，正因为如此，他在本赛季也得到了一份工作，这对俱乐部管理层来说是一个很好的决定。在我看来，从赛季初开始，博彩公司就低估了雷丁，即使他们对阵的球队明显比他们弱，在今天的比赛中，我们将努力利用这一点。英冠联赛有很多实力相当的球队，属于最难预测比赛胜负的联赛之一。我认为根据他们目前在联赛中所表现出的一切，雷丁有很好的机会赢得这场对他们有利的比赛，或者至少在比赛中赢得一分。