Birmingham City v Reading Odds: Alfie May 21/20 to score on debut

Here are the latest odds for Birmingham City's League One clash with Reading at St Andrew's on Saturday evening.

Birmingham v Reading odds

(Odds will display when market is available)

Ahead of their first season in the third tier since 1995, Birmingham have been making headlines with an unprecedented level of investment in the transfer market by League One standards.

The Blues have smashed the division's transfer record twice with their forays into the Eredivisie and Bundesliga market, adding impressive talent to a strong squad.

Now under the stewardship of Chris Davies, who takes on his first managerial role after 15 years working as a coach under the likes of Brendan Rodgers and Ange Postecoglou, the expectation around St Andrew's is seismic and that's reflected in the outright market, with Birmingham 15/8 to win the League One title.

First up in their quest for an immediate return to the Championship is Reading and the home side are 4/7 to make a winning start to their campaign.

Will they wilt under the pressure? Reading will certainly pose a test and the Royals are priced at 4/1 to cause an upset on the opening day.

Blighted by off-field turmoil, Ruben Selles has performed miraculous work to steer a youthful squad onto a positive trajectory and despite receiving no backing in the summer transfer window so far, the Spanish tactician still has an exciting crop of players to work with and the draw in the match is 16/5.

One of Birmingham's many marquee signings was the capture of Alfie May from Charlton Athletic.

The forward, who's netted 20+ goals in each of his last three League One seasons, won the Golden Boot last term and the 31-year-old was in red-hot form during pre-season. May is 21/20 to get on the scoresheet and 3/1 to break the deadlock.

All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

Jaquob Crooke

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