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Championship
Referee: James Adcock
Reading
S S S T T
2–1
Full-time
Cardiff
U S S S T

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Team trends

Reading Cardiff
Last 6 — all competitions · 6/6 matches
Win Ø 50%
50%
50%
Points per game
1,5
1,7
Over 2.5 Ø 59%
67%
50%
Both score Ø 59%
67%
50%
Average goals
3,7
3,2
Scored
1,8
1,7
Conceded
1,8
1,5
Goal diff per game
+0,0
+0,2
This season — Championship · 25/27 matches
Win Ø 45%
56%
33%
Points per game
1,8
1,2
Over 2.5 Ø 54%
56%
52%
Both score Ø 56%
56%
56%
Average goals
2,8
2,7
Scored
1,5
1,1
Conceded
1,2
1,5
Goal diff per game
+0,3
-0,4
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Match stats

Half-time score: 1–1

65% Possession 35%
8 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 4
3 Blocked shots 4
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
2 Corners 6
1 Offside 3
11 Free kicks against 13
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
The table before the match Reading 5. · Cardiff 16.
# Team K V U T +/− P
1 Brighton 27 18 6 3 +25 60
2 Newcastle 27 19 1 7 +33 58
3 Leeds 28 16 3 9 +12 51
4 Huddersfield 25 15 4 6 +5 49
5 Reading 25 14 4 7 +7 46
6 Derby 27 12 7 8 +6 43
7 Barnsley 27 12 5 10 +5 41
8 Norwich 27 12 4 11 +5 40
9 Preston 27 11 7 9 +3 40
10 Sheffield Weds 25 11 6 8 +2 39
11 Fulham 25 9 10 6 +8 37
12 Birmingham 27 9 10 8 -5 37
13 Aston Villa 27 8 12 7 +1 36
14 Ipswich 27 9 7 11 -5 34
15 Brentford 27 9 6 12 -1 33
16 Cardiff 27 9 6 12 -10 33
17 QPR 27 9 6 12 -11 33
18 Wolves 27 8 8 11 -3 32
19 Nott'm Forest 28 8 6 14 -9 30
20 Bristol City 27 8 3 16 -4 27
21 Wigan 27 6 7 14 -8 25
22 Burton Albion 27 6 7 14 -11 25
23 Blackburn 27 6 7 14 -12 25
24 Rotherham 27 4 4 19 -33 16

Calculated from our results data. “xG +/−” is expected goal difference — a positive number with a low league position suggests an undervalued team. Ties on points are sorted by goal difference; some leagues use other rules.

Match report

Reading Cardiff
8′
🟨 Sol Bamba
T. Blackett 🔁
↦ J. van den Berg
41′
1–0 J. Swift
G. McCleary
42′
Liam Moore 🟨
45′
Half-time 1–1
46′
J. Ralls 1–1
G. Evans 🔁
↦ J. Swift
55′
2–1 Y. Kermorgant
60′
66′
🔁 K. Harris
↦ K. Zohorè
J. Obita 🔁
↦ R. Beerens
77′
77′
🔁 M. Kennedy
↦ G. Halford
89′
🔁 P. Whittingham
↦ J. Ralls
Full-time 2–1

Line-ups

Reading

3-5-2
26 Ali Al Habsi G
5 P. McShane D
2 C. Gunter D
16 L. Moore D
7 R. Beerens F
4 J. van den Berg
23 D. Williams M
8 J. Swift M
38 L. Kelly M
18 Y. Kermorgant F
12 G. McCleary M
Bench (7)
24 T. Blackett
6 G. Evans
11 J. Obita
9 J. Mendes
14 D. Samuel
19 Y. Meïté
31 A. Jaakkola

Coach: J. Stam

Cardiff

3-4-1-2
1 A. McGregor G
2 L. Peltier D
15 G. Halford M
14 S. Bamba D
4 S. Morrison D
6 J. Richards D
17 A. Gunnarsson M
8 J. Ralls M
33 J. Hoilett F
26 K. Zohorè F
37 R. Healey F
Bench (7)
24 K. Harris
23 M. Kennedy
7 P. Whittingham
11 C. Noone
12 D. John
16 M. Connolly
28 B. Murphy

Coach: N. Warnock

Odds comparison

Green columns are the outcomes that came in.

Over/under goals
O1,5 ✓
O2,5 ✓
U3,5 ✓
Both teams to score
BLS ja ✓
BLS nei

Referee

James Adcock · 32 kamper i vår database

🟨 Yellow cards
3,3 / match
Average
⚽ Free kicks
16,2 / match
Below average

🟥 Red cards: 0,07 per match

The analysis is a statistical estimate based on the teams' results and underlying performances (xG) — not a guarantee. See the model's results.