Cardiff vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Woolmer 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 13 · Reading 3
Referee Stats
17 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 29%
Draws 35%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (68%).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 26
Avg: 1.35 / 1.13

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

8
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 10-4-11

Goals For / Against

34 / 49
Avg: 1.36 / 1.96

Points

34
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

6

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

1.61
PPG
1.36
1.35
GF
1.36
1.13
GA
1.96
39%
O2.5
65%
43%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank13th
Reading rank3rd
Cardiff points62
Reading points85
Cardiff: #13 · 62 pts · GD -1
31 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #3 · 85 pts · GD +4
8 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals7-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals12-13
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home65%
Cardiff clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away74%
Reading clean sheet away22%

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 home1.35 vs 1.50
Cardiff concede at home1.13 vs 1.11
Reading score away1.36 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.96 vs 1.50
Cardiff score 10% below league average, while Reading score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 2% above league average at home, and Reading are 31% 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
3
2
Total Shots
11
10
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
7
7
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
32%
68%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
14
7
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
255
563
Passes Accurate
171
463
Passes %
67%
82%

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