Cardiff vs Reading

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🕒 Fri, 31 Jan 2020 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Reading 19
Referee Stats
6 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 50%
Draws 33%
Away wins 17%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (18-7).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-9-4

Goals For / Against

35 / 23
Avg: 1.46 / 0.96

Points

42
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-5-6

Goals For / Against

26 / 17
Avg: 1.44 / 0.94

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.75
PPG
1.44
1.46
GF
1.44
0.96
GA
0.94
48%
O2.5
33%
57%
BTTS
44%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Reading rank19th
Cardiff points71
Reading points26
Cardiff: #2 · 71 pts · GD +20
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #19 · 26 pts · GD +9
45 pts off the top 2. 31 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W L D W
Points10/15
Weighted index71
Goals9-4
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

L W W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals10-7
Record2-0-3
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 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 30%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away72%
Reading clean sheet away33%

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 home1.46 vs 1.40
Cardiff concede at home0.96 vs 1.16
Reading score away1.44 vs 1.16
Reading concede away0.94 vs 1.40
Cardiff score 4% above league average, while Reading score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 18% below league average at home, and Reading are 32% 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
4
2
Total Shots
18
7
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
8
4
Shots Inside Box
13
4
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
17
13
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
382
325
Passes Accurate
269
214
Passes %
70%
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