Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Cardiff City FC

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Reading FC

Fri 17 Feb 2023 · 20:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Scott Dann

Y 27' Scott Dann

Mark McGuinness 38' Y

Y 76' Loum Ndiaye

Overview

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-17 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Reading FC	H	1–0	W
14 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	2–0	W
11 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–3	L
04 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
31 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–1	L
21 Jan	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
14 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
11 Feb	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
04 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–2	D
28 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	1–3	L
21 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	0–4	L

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' KICK OFF: Cardiff City FC gets underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Amadou Salif Mbengue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Jaden Philogene Bidace needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
26' Poor challenge from Scott Dann. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
27' Scott Dann has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
32' Scott Dann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
37' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 38.
43' Femi Azeez, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' 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.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
58' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Connor Wickham is hanging Sory Kaba on the field on 58 minute.
61' The supporters are chanting for Yakou Meite. He replaces Femi Azeez on 61 minute.
65' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Callum O'Dowda is withdrawn and Sheyi Ojo gets his opportunity.
66' The supporters are chanting for Tom Ince. He replaces Tyrese Fornah on 66 minute.
70' Joe Ralls has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kion Etete on 70 minute.
75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
76' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' Another change for Reading FC made on 82 minute. Nesta Guinness-Walker leaves to be changed by Nelson Abbey.
87' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Reading FC

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
Andy Rinomhota
31
Connor Wickham ↑ 58'
26
Jack Simpson
2
Mahlon Romeo
8
Joe Ralls ↑ 70'
21
Jak Alnwick
10
Sheyi Ojo ↑ 65'

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Scott Dann
2
Andy Carroll
23
Junior Hoilett
1
Joe Lumley
24
Naby Sarr
22
Loum Ndiaye
18
Nesta Guinness-Walker ↓ Nelson Abbey 82'
5
Tom McIntyre
19
Tyrese Fornah ↓ Tom Ince 66'
15
Femi Azeez ↓ Yakou Meite 61'
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Joao	3
George Puscas	2
Yakou Meite	2
Tom Ince	1
Shane Long	1
Callum O'Dowda	1
Callum Paterson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-02-17 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2023-02-14 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-02-11 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-02-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-31 Luton Town FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Reading FC Form

2023-02-17 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2023-02-14 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-02-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Reading FC L 2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-01-28 Manchester United FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2023-01-21 Stoke City FC 4–0 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.28 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.95 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC46% Draw29% Reading FC25%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Reading FC

54%

Cardiff City FC or Reading FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC29% Draw52% Reading FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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