Cardiff vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 19 · Reading 22
Referee Stats
19 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 32%
Draws 26%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (27-2).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

22 / 29
Avg: 0.96 / 1.26

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

11
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43
Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.09
PPG
0.91
0.96
GF
0.91
1.26
GA
1.87
39%
O2.5
61%
39%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank19th
Reading rank22nd
Cardiff points53
Reading points47
Cardiff: #19 · 53 pts · GD -18
35 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D L L W D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals3-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home52%
Cardiff clean sheet at home17%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home0.96 vs 1.41
Cardiff concede at home1.26 vs 1.09
Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09
Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41
Cardiff score 32% below league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 15% above league average at home, and Reading are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
27
2
Shots off Goal
10
1
Blocked Shots
12
0
Shots Inside Box
19
2
Shots Outside Box
8
0
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
18
5
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
430
471
Passes Accurate
354
370
Passes %
82%
79%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (14.3%)
BTTS2 (28.6%)

Cardiff vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season