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Reading U21 vs Birmingham City U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–02 – 0

Sean Patton 39′ (pen)David Daniel George Hicks 43′1st

4th

Possession
65%35%
Shots · on target in brackets
20 (11)7 (1)
Corners
93
Table · 12 v 1 pts
1st4th

Premier League CupMatchday 4Hogwood Park Training Ground

Events

REA 2–0 BIR · 2–1 yellow
  1. Full time 2–0
  2. Alezandro Da Silvafor Sean Patton
  3. O'Shea Ellisfor Basil Tuma
  4. Frank Tattumfor Kanya Fujimoto
  5. Ashqar AhmedYellow card
  6. Daniel Isicheifor Zaid Betteka
  7. Half-time 2–0
  8. David Daniel George Hicks2–0Goal · right foot · assist Sean Patton
  9. Sean Patton1–0Penalty goal
  10. Michael SticklandYellow card
  11. Trae BriscoeYellow card

Lineups

Starting XIs
Reading U213-4-1-2formation4-2-3-1Birmingham City U21
  1. 1T. Borgnis
  1. 6Tyler Sackey
  2. 5M. Stickland
  3. 3J. Ryan
  1. 2Ashqar AhmedYC
  2. 8T. Rushesha
  3. 4Shay Spencer
  4. 7J. Okine-Peters
  1. 10David Daniel George HicksG
  1. 11Sean PattonG A ↓77′
  2. 9Reece Evans
  1. 13Tyrese Warmington
  1. 3Trae BriscoeYC
  2. 19Zachary Willis
  3. 4W. Burrell
  4. 2Alfons Sampsted
  1. 17George Wynne
  2. 6Cameron Eubank
  1. 10A. Da Silva
  2. 8Kanya Fujimoto↓74′
  3. 7Zaid Betteka↓46′
  1. 9Briar Bateman
  1. 12Phillip DuahDF
  2. 13Matthew PullingerGK
  3. 14Luke HowardMF
  4. 15E. Osho
  5. 16B. Tuma

SubstitutesCoaches: Peter Scott · Mark KennedyG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 14O'Shea EllisMF · ↑77′
  2. 15Daniel IsicheiFW · ↑46′
  3. 20Frank TattumFW · ↑74′
  4. 12Caleb SandersDF
  5. 18Yusuf AhmedMF

Matchday 4

Premier League Cup · the other 10 games
  1. Charlton Athletic U210–5Leicester U21
  2. Leyton Orient U211–1Blackburn Rovers U21
  3. Hull City U210–4AFC Bournemouth U21
  4. Watford U216–0Coventry City U21
  5. Queens Park Rangers U211–1Cardiff City U21
  6. Sunderland U213–1Norwich City U21
  7. Swansea City U212–3Wolves U21
  8. Brentford U212–1Luton Town U21
  9. Sheffield United U214–2Stoke City U21
  10. Bromley U212–3Colchester United U21
Premier League Cup fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 2–0half-time

    The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (2–0 full time).

  • 20–7shots

    Reading U21 recorded 20 shots (11 on target) against 7 (1 on target) for Birmingham City U21.

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Reading U2122d restREA +10d rest12d restBirmingham City U21
  1. 0-0D22 Aug
  2. 2-5L29 Aug
  3. 2-1W12 Sep
  4. 1-1D26 Sep
  5. 0-3L5 Oct
  6. 3-0W16 Oct
  7. 1-2L24 Oct
  8. 1-5L1 Nov
  9. 1-4L8 Nov
  10. 2-0W21 Nov

3-2-5goals 13:211.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-5L2 Sep
  2. 0-3L19 Sep
  3. 1-3L26 Sep
  4. 1-3L6 Oct
  5. 0-3L16 Oct
  6. 2-1W24 Oct
  7. 2-0W31 Oct
  8. 2-6L7 Nov
  9. 2-2D24 Nov
  10. 0-3L1 Dec

2-1-7goals 11:290.70pts/game

  1. AHull City U212–0
  2. AChelsea U211–4
  3. HFulham U211–5
  4. AWest Brom U211–2
  5. ABirmingham City U213–0

latest 5

  1. HHull City U210–3
  2. HAFC Bournemouth U212–2
  3. ALeicester U212–6
  4. ABurnley U212–0
  5. HNottingham Forest U212–1
Show older matches
  1. AManchester City U210–3
  2. HNewcastle United U211–1
  3. HAFC Bournemouth U212–1
  4. AMiddlesbrough U212–5
  5. HLeicester U210–0

older

  1. HReading U210–3
  2. ACrystal Palace U211–3
  3. HFulham U211–3
  4. AWest Ham United U210–3
  5. AHull City U211–5

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Reading U21all competitionsBirmingham City U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.47Goals per game (both sides)4
  3. 87%Over 1.5100%
  4. 60%Over 2.593%
  5. 33%Over 3.553%
  6. 60%Both teams scored67%
  7. 27%Clean sheets13%
  8. 20%Failed to score20%
  9. Reading U21 at home v Birmingham City U21 away
  10. 6Played8
  11. 2Won3
  12. 2Drawn0
  13. 2Lost5
  14. 7-11Goals (for-against)14-21
  15. 1.33Points per game1.13
  16. 50%Over 2.588%
  17. 33%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 14 games
  19. 8-131st-half goals (for-against)12-19
  20. 10-212nd-half goals (for-against)10-16
  21. 56%Goals after half-time45%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time86%
  23. 4-6-5Half-time W-D-L3-3-8
How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 4 of 6
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Hogwood Park Training Ground, Finchampstead
Capacity
24,161 · grass
Weather
9 °C · light rain · humidity 79%
REA coach
Peter Scott
BIR coach
Mark Kennedy

Match summary

Reading U21 beat Birmingham City U21 2-0 in the Premier League Cup, Group Stage.

Across 2 previous meetings on record, Reading U21 won 1 and Birmingham City U21 won 0, with 1 draw (2.5 goals per game).

Sean Patton (39') and David Daniel George Hicks (43') scored the goals for Reading U21.

Reading U21 — live results and scheduleBirmingham City U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

16 figures
Reading U21full timeBirmingham City U21
  1. 65%Possession35%
  2. 20Shots7
  3. 11Shots on target1
  4. 9Corners3
  5. 10Fouls14
  6. 1Yellow cards1
All 16 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 95Attacks41
  3. 75Dangerous attacks26
  4. 2Offsides1
  5. 55%Shot accuracy14%
  6. 9Shots off target6
  7. Defence
  8. 6Goal kicks11
  9. 1Saves5
  10. Discipline
  11. 13Free kicks10
  12. Other
  13. 1Penalties0
  14. 4Substitutions2

Table after full time

Premier League Cup 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Reading U2144-0-09:1+8121st
2AFC Bournemouth U2142-1-111:8+372nd
3Hull City U2152-0-312:11+163rd
4Birmingham City U2150-1-43:15-1214th
Reading U21
1st9 → 12 pts
Birmingham City U21
4th1 → 1 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

2 meetings on record since 2023

1-1-0Reading U21 W-D-L · goals 4:1

1 REA1 draws0 BIR
Goals per meeting
2.5
  1. Birmingham City U210–3Reading U21Premier League Cup
  2. Birmingham City U211–1Reading U21Professional Development League
  1. Birmingham City U21nextReading U21Premier League 2 Division One

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