Cardiff vs Reading

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🕒 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 22 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
28 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 57%
Draws 25%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (63%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 24
Avg: 0.87 / 1.04

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 44
Avg: 0.65 / 1.91

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.09
PPG
0.52
0.87
GF
0.65
1.04
GA
1.91
26%
O2.5
52%
48%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank22nd
Reading rank20th
Cardiff points49
Reading points50
Cardiff: #22 · 49 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-8
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals4-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 52% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home74%
Cardiff clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away52%
Reading clean sheet away13%

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 home0.87 vs 1.32
Cardiff concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Reading score away0.65 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.91 vs 1.32
Cardiff score 34% below league average, while Reading score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 6% below league average at home, and Reading are 44% 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
0
Total Shots
19
5
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
10
0
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
8
10
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
409
245
Passes Accurate
328
161
Passes %
80%
66%

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