Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Perry Ng

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Cardiff City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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

4
2
4
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
19 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
15 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D
12 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 0–4 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Reading FC A 2–1 W
02 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–4 L
16 Mar Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
12 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
05 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
01 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W

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' That's the starting whistle at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Reading FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 7' What composure from Lucas Joao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 8' Lucas Joao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 13' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
  • 18' Danny Drinkwater needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 38' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' 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 Cody Drameh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Cardiff City FC have won 404 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isaak Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' What composure from Alfie Doughty! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 60' Reading FC make a change. Junior Hoilett trudges off to be replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Joe Ralls by Will Vaulks on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Perry Ng.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Alfie Doughty is replaced by Isaak Davies on 74 minute.
  • 77' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace John Swift by Femi Azeez on 77 minute.
  • 82' The 29-year-old Ryan Wintle has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Will Vaulks has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Brandon Barker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Ince on 87 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Jordan Hugill as he departs to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Morison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
George Puscas 2
Yakou Meite 2
Callum O'Dowda 1
Callum Paterson 1
Romaine Sawyers 1
Michael Morrison 1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 1

Head to Head

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 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC 2020-01-31 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-05 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-03-15 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC L 2022-03-16 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-03-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-03-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-03-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Cardiff City FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC37% Draw29% Cardiff City FC34%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
63%
Reading FC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC26% Draw49% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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