Reading vs Cardiff

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🕒 Sat, 28 Jan 2017 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Adcock 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Reading 3 · Cardiff 13
Referee Stats
21 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 57%
Draws 14%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (8-17).
  • Reading controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 17-5-2

Goals For / Against

36 / 16
Avg: 1.50 / 0.67

Points

56
Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

4
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

29 / 35
Avg: 1.26 / 1.52

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.33
PPG
1.09
1.50
GF
1.26
0.67
GA
1.52
52%
O2.5
61%
52%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank3rd
Cardiff rank13th
Reading points85
Cardiff points62
Reading: #3 · 85 pts · GD +4
8 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #13 · 62 pts · GD -1
31 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals7-2
Record4-1-0
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

W D L D L
Points5/15
Weighted index47
Goals4-4
Record1-2-2
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 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 4%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.539%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home83%
Reading clean sheet at home43%
Cardiff score away70%
Cardiff clean sheet away22%

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 home1.50 vs 1.50
Reading concede at home0.67 vs 1.11
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.11
Cardiff concede away1.52 vs 1.50
Reading score level with league average, while Cardiff score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 40% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 2% 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
4
4
Total Shots
8
17
Shots off Goal
1
9
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
2
11
Shots Outside Box
6
6
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
11
13
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
502
249
Passes Accurate
396
162
Passes %
79%
65%

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