Cardiff vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 8 · Reading 7
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 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (12-6).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

37 / 26
Avg: 1.61 / 1.13

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-9-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 27
Avg: 1.09 / 1.17

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.30
1.61
GF
1.09
1.13
GA
1.17
57%
O2.5
35%
52%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank8th
Reading rank7th
Cardiff points68
Reading points70
Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +17
23 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-5
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L D L D L
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-9
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.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home74%
Cardiff clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away70%
Reading clean sheet away39%

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 home1.61 vs 1.25
Cardiff concede at home1.13 vs 1.06
Reading score away1.09 vs 1.06
Reading concede away1.17 vs 1.25
Cardiff score 29% above league average, while Reading score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 7% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below 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
5
Total Shots
12
6
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
2
0
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
15
9
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
401
377
Passes Accurate
303
283
Passes %
76%
75%

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