Reading vs Cardiff

2 - 2
🕒 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
25 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 40%
Draws 44%
Away wins 16%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 35
Avg: 1.09 / 1.52

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

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

1.00
PPG
1.65
1.09
GF
1.26
1.52
GA
1.00
48%
O2.5
39%
52%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Cardiff rank2nd
Reading points44
Cardiff points90
Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
46-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals6-8
Record2-2-1
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 W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.530%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home17%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

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 home1.09 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.52 vs 1.14
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.14
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.41
Reading score 23% below league average, while Cardiff score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 33% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 29% below 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
8
Total Shots
10
15
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
9
10
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
6
1
Total Passes
311
290
Passes Accurate
194
176
Passes %
62%
61%

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