Reading FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

1 – 3

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 18 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 13,938 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 40' Rubin Colwill

0–2 55' Omari Kellyman

Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 73' 1–2

1–3 86' Perry Ng

Y 41' Gabriel Osho

Y 63' Ryan Wintle

Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 63' Y

Paudie O'Connor 64' Y

Finley Burns 69' Y

Y 72' Dylan Lawlor

Y 90' Will Fish

Overview

Match Preview

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

Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Corlett (England)
Assistant 1 Jack Clench (England)
Assistant 2 Ross Murphy (England)

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2023-02-17 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2022-04-09 Reading FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	L
11 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
28 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–0	W
21 Mar	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Reading FC	A	3–1	W
14 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	0–0	D
17 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Reading FC		Cardiff City FC
#12	Position	#2
63	Points	91
46	Played	46
16 / 15 / 15	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
64	Scored	90
60	Conceded	50
+4	GD	+40
1.37	PPG	1.98
35%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Reading FC are 12th (63 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Cardiff City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
15' 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.
20' Ollie Tanner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' 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.
35' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' GOAL! Rubin Colwill scores on 40. Assisted by Ryan Wintle
41' It’s gonna be a card for Gabriel Osho.
46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paudie O'Connor, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
51' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' GOAL! Omari Kellyman scores on 55. Assisted by Ryan Wintle
60' 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.
63' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
64' It’s gonna be a card for Paudie O'Connor.
67' David Turnbull is replacing Alex Robertson for the Cardiff City FC side.
69' It’s gonna be a card for Finley Burns.
72' Cardiff City FC player sees a card in front of him.
73' What a strike from Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa! The score is 1-2.
74' Another change for Reading FC made on 74 minute. Paddy Lane leaves to be changed by Jack Marriott.
79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
82' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Fish is hanging Dylan Lawlor on the field on 82 minute.
86' GOAL! Perry Ng scores on 86. Assisted by Omari Kellyman
88' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Liam Fraser.
90' The referee calls foul for Will Fish. He receives a card.
90' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Ollie Tanner is replaced by Callum Robinson on 90 minute.
Another three points for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

30
Matt Ritchie ↑ 88'
7
Jack Marriott ↑ 74'
6
Liam Fraser ↑ 88'
22
Michael Stickland
2
Kelvin Abrefa ↑ 88'
31
Tom Norcott
57
Sean Patton

Coach Leam Richardson

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

47
Callum Robinson ↑ 90'
14
David Turnbull ↑ 67'
22
Yousef Salech ↑ 82'
27
Joel Colwill ↑ 82'
2
Will Fish ↑ 82'
41
Matthew Turner
23
Calum Scanlon

Coach Brian Barry-Murphy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Reading FC Form

2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2026-04-11 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-03-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Reading FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2026-04-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-06 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-03-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2026-03-17 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.89 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC26% Draw25% Cardiff City FC49%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

74%

Reading FC or Cardiff City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC20% Draw42% Cardiff City FC38%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 3

4.7%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	21%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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