Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Cardiff City FC welcome Reading FC for this crunch clash at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 8' What composure from Yakou Meite! The Ivory Coast international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 13' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Harris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 23' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Jordan Obita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Charlie Adam, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' Alex Smithies has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 45 minute. Gavin Whyte leaves to be changed by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Sam Baldock. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Jazz Richards will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Callum Paterson does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 75' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' Charlie Adam gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces John Swift and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' George Puscas is replacing Sam Baldock for the Reading FC side.
  • 86' Omar Richards is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Obita at the 86 minute mark.
  • 88' Curtis Nelson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Morrison.
  • The points are shared — Cardiff City FC 1-1 Reading FC. Honours even.

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 Paterson 1
Romaine Sawyers 1
Michael Morrison 1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 1
Perry Ng 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.