Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Madejski Stadium!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The 36-year-old Aden Flint has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Marlon Pack, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Reading 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.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Curtis Nelson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Marlon Pack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for George Puscas. He replaces Lucas Joao on 58 minute.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' Rafael is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cardiff City FC tonight.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Josh Murphy. He replaces Marlon Pack on 70 minute.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Andy Rinomhota departs to be replaced by John Swift.
  • 78' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 81' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 81 minute. Harry Wilson leaves to be changed by Sheyi Ojo.
  • 86' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' What a strike from Kieffer Moore! The score is 0-1.
  • 90' Sone Aluko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Omar Richards on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Reading FC 1-1 Cardiff City FC.

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
Rubin Colwill 1
Kieffer Moore 1
Omari Kellyman 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Alfie Doughty 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.