Reading vs Cardiff

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🕒 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 576 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Cardiff 8
Referee Stats
27 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 41%
Draws 37%
Away wins 22%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Reading outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

37 / 27
Avg: 1.61 / 1.17

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

9

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

1.74
PPG
1.65
1.61
GF
1.26
1.17
GA
1.00
65%
O2.5
35%
52%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Cardiff rank8th
Reading points70
Cardiff points68
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #8 · 68 pts · GD +17
23 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D W D
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-7
Record1-4-0
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

W D D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index56
Goals7-7
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home87%
Reading clean sheet at home35%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away39%

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 home1.61 vs 1.25
Reading concede at home1.17 vs 1.06
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.06
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.25
Reading score 29% above league average, while Cardiff score 19% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 20% 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
4
5
Total Shots
15
10
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
8
4
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
17
16
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
568
300
Passes Accurate
474
210
Passes %
83%
70%

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