Balanced ball game between Reading and Cardiff City expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

It's the second opportunity for points this campaign as Reading and Cardiff City lock horns at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Reading and Cardiff City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Reading form and stats

The season before, Reading's league statistics were 13 wins, 8 draws and 25 losses, providing 21st place in the Championship. During these 46 matches they scored 54 goals and let in 87. Performing as the home side in the previous season Reading managed 7-5-11 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 44 conceded.

Reading haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 360 minutes ago. McIntyre scored that one.

The regulars are hoping that Reading will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Blackpool (placed 4th). Defender Hoilett got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Hoilett hit two key passes and won 8 of 14 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Reading lost 0-1 at Luton Town's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Reading have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 5.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Reading as they have a new game in only three days, a Carabao Cup match thankfully also at home. Stevenage are visiting.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Let's have a look at how Cardiff City performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 23 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 68 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 4 and lost 11 with 28/39 goals scored/conceded.

Cardiff have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ryan Allsop. It's been 248 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.

Cardiff City go into this game after a win, the home game against Norwich City that ended 1-0. Romeo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Romeo won 7 of 9 duels.

Prior to that result Cardiff City won their away game at Derby County. The scoreline was 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cardiff City playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 Cardiff City wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Portsmouth in just three days.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Reading, six draws and one win for Cardiff City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Reading Cardiff City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
10 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 1
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 3
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
9 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Reading Last season Cardiff City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
13 7   Won W   8 15
8 5   Drew D   4 8
25 11   Lost L   11 23
54 33   Scored S   28 50
87 44   Conceded C   39 68
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
74% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 72%
59% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 52%
35% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
24% 30%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
57% 61%   BTTS BTTS   61% 50%
11% 13%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 15%
35% 26%   Failed to Score F T   26% 37%
 
3.9 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.4
5.2 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.1
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
1 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.1 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 10.9
3.5 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.8
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 29%
 
14.5 13   Shots against (avg) S A   12 11.1
5.3 4.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
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 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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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.