Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Cardiff City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Fri 31 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Sam Baldock
Jazz Richards 56' Y
Y 56' Jordan Obita
Curtis Nelson 88' Y
Sean Morrison 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Purkiss
  • Referee Nicholas Barnard
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Simon Hooper

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-08-18 Reading FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Reading FC H 1–1 D
28 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
18 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
12 Jan Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–6 L
29 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–1 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
28 Jan Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
22 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
18 Jan Millwall FC A 0–2 L
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Fulham FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Baldock is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 8' Magnificent from Yakou Meite! That is 47 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' Liam Moore has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 394 appearances.
  • 18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Alex Smithies has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' It’s high time Mark Bowen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Gavin Whyte makes way for Leandro Bacuna at the 45 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 45' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Joe Bennett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Jazz Richards will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' Marlon Pack has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' What a strike from Callum Paterson! The score is 1-1.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' Reading FC make a change. John Swift trudges off to be replaced by Charlie Adam on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Reading FC! George Puscas comes on to replace Sam Baldock.
  • 86' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Jordan Obita by Omar Richards on 86 minute.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! Curtis Nelson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sean Morrison on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bowen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
George Puscas 2
Yakou Meite 2
Callum O'Dowda 1
Callum Paterson 1
Romaine Sawyers 1
Michael Morrison 1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 1

Head to Head

2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-08-18 Reading FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-28 Cardiff City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2020-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2020-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Cardiff City FC L 2019-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Reading FC Form

2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Fulham FC 1–2 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.12 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Reading FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC36% Draw30% Reading FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Reading FC
64%
Cardiff City FC or Reading FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC23% Draw51% Reading FC26%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
9.8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.