Sunday , 15 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 4' GOAL! Callum O'Dowda fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 9' Jeff Hendrick has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 394 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 20' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Junior Hoilett gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 27' A stunning finish from Shane Long — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Morison will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Joe Ralls is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Rinomhota at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Joe Ralls, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Max Watters off on 53 minutes.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' Tom Ince is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for Cardiff City FC. Jamilu Collins will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' Kelvin Abrefa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ovie Ejaria at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Nesta Guinness-Walker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Sheyi Ojo is replaced by Kion Etete on 73 minute.
  • 74' Cardiff City FC make a change. Mahlon Romeo trudges off to be replaced by Jaden Philogene Bidace on 74 minutes.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Kelvin Ehibhaimha comes on to replace Shane Long.
  • 86' Kelvin Abrefa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
  • 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
Alfie Doughty 1
Will Vaulks 1
John Swift 1
Tom Ince 1
Shane Long 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.