Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Cardiff City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Cardiff City FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC 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

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Reading FC H 2–1 W
04 Oct Leyton Orient FC H 4–3 W
30 Sep Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L
27 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W
20 Sep Bradford City AFC H 1–3 L
13 Sep Stockport County FC A 1–1 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
11 Oct Exeter City FC A 1–1 D
04 Oct Mansfield Town FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Stockport County FC A 1–1 D
20 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 2–1 W
13 Sep Barnsley FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Reading FC
#2 Position #12
91 Points 63
46 Played 46
27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 16 / 15 / 15
90 Scored 64
50 Conceded 60
+40 GD +4
1.98 PPG 1.37
59% Win % 35%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Reading FC kicks off things out of here…
  • With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
George Puscas 2
Yakou Meite 2
Alfie Doughty 1
Will Vaulks 1
John Swift 1
Tom Ince 1
Shane Long 1

Head to Head

2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC 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

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2025-10-04 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-09-30 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-09-20 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Bradford City AFC L 2025-09-13 Stockport County FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Reading FC Form

2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2025-10-11 Exeter City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D 2025-09-27 Stockport County FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-09-20 Reading FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-09-13 Barnsley FC 3–2 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC53% Draw24% Reading FC23%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Reading FC
47%
Cardiff City FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC38% Draw42% Reading FC20%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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