Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
2022-08-06 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
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' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' What a strike from Callum O'Dowda! The score is 0-1.
  • 9' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Ralls, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 383 games and scored 444 goals.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Hoilett.
  • 25' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
  • 27' Shane Long does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
  • 32' Tyrese Fornah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Andy Rinomhota by Joe Ralls on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Max Watters makes way for Mark Harris at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tom Ince makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 65' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Jamilu Collins gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Kelvin Abrefa comes on to replace Ovie Ejaria.
  • 71' Cedric Kipre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Kion Etete. He replaces Sheyi Ojo on 73 minute.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Mahlon Romeo as he leaves the pitch. Jaden Philogene Bidace steps in for Cardiff City FC.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' Kelvin Ehibhaimha gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Shane Long and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Kelvin Abrefa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

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
Will Vaulks 1
John Swift 1
Tom Ince 1
Shane Long 1
Callum O'Dowda 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.