Championship: Cardiff City - Reading preview and statistics

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

The Cardiff City manager N. Harris attacks this game with the team placed 14th so far. In the visitors dressing room Reading and their manager V. Paunovic are in 1st place before this match.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Cardiff City form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Championship game of the season here at Cardiff City Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses from Cardiff City's 23 home games.

Cardiff City are returning here after visiting Nottingham Forest in a Championship game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Kieffer Moore (2) scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Cardiff lost 0-2 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cardiff City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost three.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Cardiff City at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Reading form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Championship, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Reading goalkeeper Rafael Cabral Barbosa is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Reading are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Championship against Barnsley (placed 20th). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Luton Town.

Reading are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, nine draws and eight defeats. From a total of 20 matches.

It's early days yet, but Reading has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cardiff one win, six draws and Reading three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Cardiff City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Reading
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 2 4
2 2 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 7 0 Total Shots T S 0 7 13
6 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 3 8
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 50%
Cardiff City Last season Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   23 46
20 11   Won W   8 15
16 9   Drew D   7 11
12 4   Lost L   8 20
70 35   Scored S   33 59
61 23   Conceded C   24 58
92% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
75% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
52% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 48%
29% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 20%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 11%
56% 54%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
29% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 28%
23% 25%   Failed to Score F T   26% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
563 281   Total Shots T S   244 532
182 88   Shots on Target S O   85 172
38% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.