| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham U23 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9/15 | 11-9 |
| Reading U23 | L3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1/15 | 6-19 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham U23 | 12 | 26 | 26 | -17 | LWLLL | 12 | 0 |
| Reading U23 | 14 | 26 | 23 | -24 | WLDWL | 7 | +7 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-03-06
Birmingham U23 went into the game 12th in the table on 26 points; Reading U23 sat 14th on 23 — a 3-point gap. Recent form flatters Reading U23's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th.
Momentum sat with Birmingham U23, winners of their last three. Reading U23 arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Birmingham U23 had taken 9 of 15 points to Reading U23's 1.
