Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Junior Hoilett 20' Y
Y 25' Curtis Nelson
Y 65' Jamilu Collins
Kelvin Abrefa 86' Y
Andy Yiadom 90' Y
Y 90' Mark Harris

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 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
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 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
30 Jul Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
07 May Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–3 L
18 Apr Swansea City AFC H 4–4 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
30 Jul Norwich City FC H 1–0 W
07 May Derby County FC A 1–0 W
30 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Reading FC gets underway.
  • 4' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum O'Dowda makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' Curtis Nelson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 14' Cardiff City FC is showing some good football. However, Cardiff City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' The 24-year-old Kion Etete has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Hoilett.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shane Long makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' Joe Ralls is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 42' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Joe Ralls comes on to replace Andy Rinomhota.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Max Watters is replaced by Mark Harris.
  • 58' Mahlon Romeo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Tom Ince puts Reading FC on the lead.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Jamilu Collins. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' Kelvin Abrefa is replacing Ovie Ejaria for the Reading FC side.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Yiadom, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 73' Sheyi Ojo makes way for Kion Etete at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 74' Jaden Philogene Bidace is replacing Mahlon Romeo for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 81' The whistle greets Shane Long as he departs to be replaced by Kelvin Ehibhaimha.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kelvin Abrefa.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Andy Yiadom. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
Michael Morrison 1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 1
Perry Ng 1
Lee Tomlin 1
Rubin Colwill 1

Head to Head

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 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-26 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-07-30 Blackpool FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-04-23 Hull City AFC 3–0 Reading FC L 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2022-07-30 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2022-05-07 Derby County FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-04-23 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC46% Draw28% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
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
73%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
54%
Reading FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw48% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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