Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ryan Wintle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 7' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Joao makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 7.
  • 8' What composure from Lucas Joao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 13' Over 13 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 28' Rubin Colwill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Will Vaulks is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cardiff City FC.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Alfie Doughty — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 60' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 60 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Joe Ralls by Will Vaulks on 64 minute.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 74' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Alfie Doughty departs to be replaced by Isaak Davies.
  • 77' Reading FC make a change. John Swift trudges off to be replaced by Femi Azeez on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Tom Ince has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Will Vaulks has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' Reading FC make a change. Tom Ince trudges off to be replaced by Brandon Barker on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Hugill departs to be replaced by Uche Ikpeazu.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Alfie Doughty 1
Will Vaulks 1
John Swift 1
Tom Ince 1
Shane Long 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.