Reading vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Reading 22 · Cardiff 19
Referee Stats
15 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 47%
Draws 27%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-7).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

33 / 44
Avg: 1.43 / 1.91

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

28 / 39
Avg: 1.22 / 1.70

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.13
PPG
1.22
1.43
GF
1.22
1.91
GA
1.70
57%
O2.5
65%
61%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank22nd
Cardiff rank19th
Reading points47
Cardiff points53
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
Cardiff: #19 · 53 pts · GD -18
35 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals4-6
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 26%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home74%
Reading clean sheet at home13%
Cardiff score away74%
Cardiff clean sheet away13%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.91 vs 1.09
Cardiff score away1.22 vs 1.09
Cardiff concede away1.70 vs 1.41
Reading score 1% above league average, while Cardiff score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 75% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 20% 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
3
Total Shots
10
7
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
7
5
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
8
10
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
349
491
Passes Accurate
261
389
Passes %
75%
79%

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