Reading v Birmingham Ratings&Stats
by Ben Blackmore, 22 March 2008
Here are our exclusive player ratings and opta match statistics from Reading's Premier League clash with Birmingham.
The big team news surrounded Birmingham’s in-form front man James McFadden, who was unable to add to his four goals in the last five games due to injury.
As a result, Argentinian magician Mauro Zarate was granted a rare start, while Sebastien Larsson shook off a knee injury in time to feature.
Reading's only change saw top scorer Dave Kitson come in for Shane Long, who found himself back on the bench after his strop at Liverpool.
Andre Bikey proved the match-winner, netting both of The Royals' goals for a crucial three points.
Mauro Zarate netted for Birmingham.
| Reading |
|
Birmingham |
|
| Marcus Hahnemann |
7.5 |
Maik Taylor |
6 |
| Liam Rosenior |
6 |
Stephen Kelly |
6 |
| Andre Bikey |
8 |
Liam Ridgewell |
6.5 |
| Ivar Ingimarsson |
6 |
Radhi Jaidi |
5.5 |
| Nicky Shorey |
6.5 |
David Murphy |
6 |
| John Oster (OFF 77) |
7 |
Sebastian Larsson |
6.5 |
| James Harper |
6.5 |
Fabrice Muamba |
6.5 |
| Marek Matejovsky (OFF 81) |
7 |
Mehdi Nafti |
6 |
| Stephen Hunt |
8.5* |
Gary McSheffrey (OFF 65) |
7 |
| Dave Kitson |
5.5 |
Mikael Forssell (OFF 80) |
7 |
| Kevin Doyle |
6.5 |
Mauro Zarate |
6.5 |
| Substitutes |
|
Substitutes |
|
| Shane Long (ON 77) |
7 |
Cameron Jerome (ON 80) |
6 |
| Jimmy Kebe |
|
Garry O'Connor (ON 65) |
6 |
| Kalifa Cisse (ON 81) |
6 |
Damien Johnson |
|
| Ibrahima Sonko |
|
Stuart Parnaby |
|
| Adam Federici |
|
Colin Doyle |
|
| Reading |
Team Statistics |
Birmingham City |
| 2 |
Goals |
1 |
| 1 |
1st Half Goals |
0 |
| 7 |
Shots on Target |
2 |
| 3 |
Shots off Target |
6 |
| 5 |
Blocked Shots |
3 |
| 8 |
Corners |
7 |
| 16 |
Fouls |
15 |
| 2 |
Offsides |
4 |
| 0 |
Yellow Cards |
1 |
| 0 |
Red Cards |
0 |
| 59.6 |
Passing Success |
63.2 |
| 28 |
Tackles |
16 |
| 85.7 |
Tackles Success |
100 |
| 51.9 |
Possession |
48.1 |
| 52.5 |
Territorial Advantage |
47.5 |
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