Reading vs Cardiff

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 06 Aug 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Cardiff 22
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 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-6).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 24
Avg: 1.35 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-3-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 34
Avg: 0.91 / 1.48

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.65
PPG
1.04
1.35
GF
0.91
1.04
GA
1.48
48%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Cardiff rank22nd
Reading points50
Cardiff points49
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.
Cardiff: #22 · 49 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D D D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-4
Record0-5-0
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

L W W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-10
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Cardiff score away43%
Cardiff clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.35 vs 1.32
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Cardiff score away0.91 vs 1.11
Cardiff concede away1.48 vs 1.32
Reading score 2% above league average, while Cardiff score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Cardiff goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
2
Total Shots
8
6
Shots off Goal
2
4
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
4
4
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
1
2
Fouls
17
16
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
247
386
Passes Accurate
159
288
Passes %
64%
75%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins5
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS6 (100.0%)

Reading vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season