Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Fri 16 Apr 2021 · 17:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 46' Curtis Nelson
Y 50' Marlon Pack
Y 78' Ciaron Brown

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-08-18 Reading FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Watford FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Derby County FC H 3–1 W
02 Apr Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
20 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D
17 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–5 L
02 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Reading FC launch into their encounter with Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lucas Joao suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 50' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' Ovie Ejaria has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 58' The whistle greets Lucas Joao as he departs to be replaced by George Puscas.
  • 63' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 68' Nigeria international Sone Aluko has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Marlon Pack has done his job and it is now time for Josh Murphy to step up.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for John Swift. He replaces Andy Rinomhota on 77 minute.
  • 78' Ciaron Brown was booked on 78.
  • 81' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Harry Wilson exits the field as Sheyi Ojo enters on 81.
  • 86' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 87' Magnificent from Kieffer Moore! That is 89 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Omar Richards exits the field as Sone Aluko enters on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
George Puscas 2
Yakou Meite 2
Perry Ng 1
Lee Tomlin 1
Rubin Colwill 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Omari Kellyman 1

Head to Head

2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-08-18 Reading FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC

Reading FC Form

2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2021-03-20 Reading FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2021-03-16 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC51% Draw27% Cardiff City FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
49%
Reading FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC36% Draw48% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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