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

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League One · 2025-26

Cardiff City FC

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Reading FC

Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Cardiff City FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#24
91	Points	0
46	Played	1
27 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
90	Scored	3
50	Conceded	4
+40	GD	-1
1.98	PPG	0.00
59%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Reading FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Reading FC gets underway.
It finishes all square. Cardiff City FC and Reading FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

4.24 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 93% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC69% Draw15% Reading FC16%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes82% 0% No18%

Avg goals/match: 6.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	98%	2%
± 2.5	93%	7%
± 3.5	83%	17%
± 4.5	69%	31%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Reading FC

31%

Cardiff City FC or Reading FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC60% Draw25% Reading FC15%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

4 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

4 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

5 – 1

4.8%

5 – 2

4.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

3.8%

6 – 1

3.4%

4 – 3

3.3%

4 – 0

3.2%

6 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	42%	—	58%
-2	42%	17%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	15%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	7%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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