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

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

Reading FC 1 games · 0 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	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

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
#24	Position	#2
0	Points	91
1	Played	46
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	27 / 10 / 9
3	Scored	90
4	Conceded	50
-1	GD	+40
0.00	PPG	1.98
0%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Ollie Tanner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Perry Ng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Paudie O'Connor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
25' Chris Willock has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Cardiff City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Rubin Colwill makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
41' That is a card for Cardiff City FC. Gabriel Osho will be fuming at that decision.
46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Wintle made 96 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
51' David Turnbull has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' What a strike from Omari Kellyman! The score is 0-2.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Wintle.
64' Paudie O'Connor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
67' The whistle greets Alex Robertson as he departs to be replaced by David Turnbull.
69' Finley Burns catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dylan Lawlor on 72.
73' Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
74' The whistle greets Paddy Lane as he departs to be replaced by Jack Marriott.
79' 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.
82' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Will Fish comes on to replace Dylan Lawlor.
86' What composure from Perry Ng! The England international strokes it home. 1-3.
88' Liam Fraser gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Andy Rinomhota and will look to change the dynamic.
90' A moment of madness from Will Fish on 90 minutes earns him a card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
90' Callum Robinson gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Ollie Tanner and will look to change the dynamic.
Reading FC will have plenty to reflect on. Cardiff City FC were simply the better side today.

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
Callum Paterson	1
Romaine Sawyers	1
Michael Morrison	1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa	1
Perry Ng	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

4 / 4

2.03 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.82 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC21% Draw18% Cardiff City FC61%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes84% 0% No16%

Avg goals/match: 5.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	98%	2%
± 2.5	92%	8%
± 3.5	81%	19%
± 4.5	66%	34%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

39%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

79%

Reading FC or Cardiff City FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC18% Draw28% Cardiff City FC54%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 3

5.5%

1 – 4

5.2%

2 – 4

5.2%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 5

2 – 5

3 – 3

3.7%

3 – 4

3.5%

3 – 2

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	5%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	9%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	17%	51%
+1.5	49%	—	51%
+2	49%	17%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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