Cardiff vs Reading

Cardiff

2 - 1

Reading

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Swabey 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Cardiff 2 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

Lee Swabey

14 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23

Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.30

PPG

1.13

2.17

1.35

1.00

1.39

61%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

70%

48%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd

Reading rank12th

Cardiff points91

Reading points63

Cardiff: #2 · 91 pts · GD +40

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W W D L

Points10/15

Weighted index84

Goals8-3

Record3-1-1

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 last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-5

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.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%

Cardiff clean sheet at home39%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%

Cardiff win after scoring first100%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48

Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 14

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

16-30 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ⚽

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38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Wing

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ritchie

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Osho

1st substitution · For: W. Fish

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Kellyman

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kpakio

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ O. Kellyman

2nd substitution · For: I. Davies

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Colwill

3rd substitution · For: C. Robinson

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Y. Salech

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Kpakio

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Doyle

1st substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Abrefa

2nd substitution · For: A. Yiadom

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Ritchie

3rd substitution · For: D. Kyerewaa

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Dorsett

4th substitution · For: M. Jacob

76'

76' N. Trott

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Willock

4th substitution · For: Cian Ashford

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ P. Lane

5th substitution · For: Mark O’Mahony

Cardiff vs Reading 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cardiff beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Lee Swabey. It was played at unknown.

First half: Reading took the lead at 38' when L. Wing scored, with the assist credited to M. Ritchie, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Osho replacing W. Fish. Cardiff leveled the score at 49' when O. Kellyman scored, with the assist credited to R. Kpakio, making the score 1-1. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 64', with O. Kellyman replacing I. Davies. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Colwill replacing C. Robinson. Cardiff took the lead at 65' when Y. Salech scored, with the assist credited to R. Kpakio, making the score 2-1. Reading made their 1st substitution at 69', with K. Doyle replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Abrefa replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Ritchie replacing D. Kyerewaa. Reading made their 4th substitution at 74', with J. Dorsett replacing M. Jacob. N. Trott received a yellow card for Cardiff at 76'. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 79', with C. Willock replacing Cian Ashford. Reading made their 5th substitution at 86', with P. Lane replacing Mark O’Mahony.

Cardiff used 4 substitutions while Reading used 5 substitutions. Cardiff got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Cardiff vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Reading vs Cardiff 1 - 3 18 Oct 2025 Cardiff vs Reading 2 - 1