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🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Corlett 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 44
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
Matthew Corlett
18 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.83
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.06
Over 4.5 cards 67%
Home wins 44%
Draws 6%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-15).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (63%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (7-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

40 / 27
Avg: 1.74 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.65
1.43
GF
1.74
1.22
GA
1.17
52%
O2.5
48%
65%
BTTS
61%
52%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Cardiff rank2nd
Reading points63
Cardiff points91
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.
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.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Cardiff last 5 away

L W D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals13-8
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2

Cardiff goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 8
46-60 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
9
Total Shots
15
15
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
7
9
Fouls
6
11
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
5
Total Passes
258
441
Passes Accurate
174
368
Passes %
67%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
40' ⚽
⚽
40' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
R. Colwill
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Wintle
41'
41' G. Osho
55' ⚽
⚽
55' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
O. Kellyman
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Wintle
63'
63' D. Kyerewaa
63'
63' R. Wintle
64'
64' P. O'Connor
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ A. Robertson
1st substitution · For: D. Turnbull
69'
69' F. Burns
72'
72' D. Lawlor
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
D. Kyerewaa
Normal Goal
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ P. Lane
1st substitution · For: J. Marriott
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ D. Lawlor
2nd substitution · For: W. Fish
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ C. Willock
3rd substitution · For: Y. Salech
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ R. Colwill
4th substitution · For: J. Colwill
86' ⚽
⚽
86' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
P. Ng
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Kellyman
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ R. Nyambe
2nd substitution · For: K. Abrefa
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ H. Roberts
3rd substitution · For: M. Ritchie
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ A. Rinomhota
4th substitution · For: L. Fraser
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ O. Tanner
5th substitution · For: C. Robinson
90+10'
90+10' W. Fish

Reading vs Cardiff 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cardiff beat Reading 3-1 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Matthew Corlett. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Cardiff took the lead at 40' when R. Colwill scored, with the assist credited to R. Wintle, making the score 0-1. G. Osho received a yellow card for Cardiff at 41'.

Second half: Cardiff extended the lead at 55' when O. Kellyman scored, with the assist credited to R. Wintle, making the score 0-2. D. Kyerewaa received a yellow card for Reading at 63'. R. Wintle received a yellow card for Cardiff at 63'. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 64'. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 67', with A. Robertson replacing D. Turnbull. F. Burns received a yellow card for Reading at 69'. D. Lawlor received a yellow card for Cardiff at 72'. Reading reduced the deficit at 73' when D. Kyerewaa scored, making the score 1-2. Reading made their 1st substitution at 74', with P. Lane replacing J. Marriott. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Lawlor replacing W. Fish. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 82', with C. Willock replacing Y. Salech. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 82', with R. Colwill replacing J. Colwill. Cardiff extended the lead at 86' when P. Ng scored, with the assist credited to O. Kellyman, making the score 1-3. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 88', with R. Nyambe replacing K. Abrefa. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 88', with H. Roberts replacing M. Ritchie. Reading made their 4th substitution at 88', with A. Rinomhota replacing L. Fraser. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 90', with O. Tanner replacing C. Robinson. W. Fish received a yellow card for Cardiff at 90+10'.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions. Reading got 3 yellow cards, while Cardiff got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-15).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (63%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (7-9 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Reading vs Cardiff 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