Cardiff City vs Reading in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Date: Tue 04.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (26828 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cardiff City or Reading that keep their silverware dream alive.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Cardiff City form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.

Cardiff City have performed here at Cardiff City Stadium this season with 8 wins from 15 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. 1W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Cardiff City.

The spoils were shared in Cardiff City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Reading travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Cardiff City had a Championship home game versus West Bromwich Albion which ended with a victory 2-1.

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 eight games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost two.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cardiff City as they are travelling to their away game against Luton Town in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.

Cardiff City has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Cardiff City are not conceding a lot of goals here at Cardiff City Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.

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Reading form and stats

Reading was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. Total FA Cup statistics for Reading: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses. Visiting Reading has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cardiff City in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Bristol City.

Reading are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, nine draws and six defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

After this away game Reading return home for a Championship game against Hull City. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Reading find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Reading have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Reading - Cardiff City 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Cardiff City victory, six draws and three Reading wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cardiff CityL. Tomlin
L. Tomlin
6 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
6 goals
Cardiff CityJ. Ralls
J. Ralls
5 goals

Cardiff City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cardiff City Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
8 5   Won W   4 9
12 6   Drew D   6 9
5 1   Lost L   3 7
40 18   Scored S   15 32
39 11   Conceded C   12 26
92% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
76% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 72%
56% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   23% 36%
40% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 20%
24% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
72% 58%   BTTS BTTS   54% 52%
20% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 28%
16% 25%   Failed to Score F T   31% 24%
 
5.3 5   Corners For (avg) C F   3.9 5.2
6 5.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.5 5.8
1.3 1.3   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
2 1   Red Cards R C   0 2
 
298 148   Total Shots T S   153 304
103 52   Shots on Target S O   44 98
39% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 33%

  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 29 16 7 6 46 26 14 8 4 2 22 12 15 8 3 4 24 14 20 55
2 West Bromwich Albion 29 14 11 4 51 33 14 6 6 2 30 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 18 53
3 Nottingham Forest 29 14 9 6 40 28 14 7 3 4 18 15 15 7 6 2 22 13 12 51
4 Fulham 29 14 7 8 42 30 15 9 2 4 26 16 14 5 5 4 16 14 12 49
5 Brentford 29 14 5 10 44 22 14 8 3 3 25 10 15 6 2 7 19 12 22 47
6 Bristol City 29 13 8 8 43 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 15 7 4 4 23 22 3 47
7 Preston North End 29 13 7 9 42 34 15 10 2 3 31 18 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 46
8 Swansea City 29 12 9 8 34 33 15 7 3 5 19 16 14 5 6 3 15 17 1 45
9 Millwall 29 11 11 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 15 3 7 5 15 21 3 44
10 Blackburn Rovers 29 12 7 10 42 36 15 7 6 2 19 13 14 5 1 8 23 23 6 43
11 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
12 Sheffield Wednesday 29 12 6 11 40 33 14 6 4 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 42
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 29 11 6 12 41 38 15 6 2 7 22 19 14 5 4 5 19 19 3 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 29 11 5 13 47 53 15 6 4 5 29 27 14 5 1 8 18 26 -6 38
17 Middlesbrough 29 8 11 10 29 36 15 6 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 35
18 Birmingham City 29 9 7 13 35 46 14 5 3 6 20 21 15 4 4 7 15 25 -11 34
19 Huddersfield Town 29 8 8 13 33 45 15 4 5 6 16 21 14 4 3 7 17 24 -12 32
20 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
21 Charlton Athletic 29 7 9 13 37 41 15 5 5 5 20 18 14 2 4 8 17 23 -4 30
22 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 15 1 4 10 13 26 -17 26
23 Barnsley 29 5 9 15 35 54 15 4 6 5 24 29 14 1 3 10 11 25 -19 24
24 Luton Town 29 7 3 19 37 63 14 5 3 6 23 24 15 2 0 13 14 39 -26 24

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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 Leeds United 29 16 7 6 46 26 14 8 4 2 22 12 15 8 3 4 24 14 20 55
2 West Bromwich Albion 29 14 11 4 51 33 14 6 6 2 30 20 15 8 5 2 21 13 18 53
3 Nottingham Forest 29 14 9 6 40 28 14 7 3 4 18 15 15 7 6 2 22 13 12 51
4 Fulham 29 14 7 8 42 30 15 9 2 4 26 16 14 5 5 4 16 14 12 49
5 Brentford 29 14 5 10 44 22 14 8 3 3 25 10 15 6 2 7 19 12 22 47
6 Bristol City 29 13 8 8 43 40 14 6 4 4 20 18 15 7 4 4 23 22 3 47
7 Preston North End 29 13 7 9 42 34 15 10 2 3 31 18 14 3 5 6 11 16 8 46
8 Swansea City 29 12 9 8 34 33 15 7 3 5 19 16 14 5 6 3 15 17 1 45
9 Millwall 29 11 11 7 38 35 14 8 4 2 23 14 15 3 7 5 15 21 3 44
10 Blackburn Rovers 29 12 7 10 42 36 15 7 6 2 19 13 14 5 1 8 23 23 6 43
11 Cardiff City 30 10 13 7 42 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 2 7 6 20 31 -1 43
12 Sheffield Wednesday 29 12 6 11 40 33 14 6 4 4 14 15 15 6 2 7 26 18 7 42
13 Derby County 30 10 10 10 35 39 16 9 5 2 23 11 14 1 5 8 12 28 -4 40
14 Hull City 29 11 6 12 41 38 15 6 2 7 22 19 14 5 4 5 19 19 3 39
15 Reading 30 10 8 12 36 34 14 6 1 7 19 18 16 4 7 5 17 16 2 38
16 Queens Park Rangers 29 11 5 13 47 53 15 6 4 5 29 27 14 5 1 8 18 26 -6 38
17 Middlesbrough 29 8 11 10 29 36 15 6 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 35
18 Birmingham City 29 9 7 13 35 46 14 5 3 6 20 21 15 4 4 7 15 25 -11 34
19 Huddersfield Town 29 8 8 13 33 45 15 4 5 6 16 21 14 4 3 7 17 24 -12 32
20 Stoke City 30 9 4 17 36 46 15 5 3 7 19 20 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 31
21 Charlton Athletic 29 7 9 13 37 41 15 5 5 5 20 18 14 2 4 8 17 23 -4 30
22 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 44 14 5 4 5 14 18 15 1 4 10 13 26 -17 26
23 Barnsley 29 5 9 15 35 54 15 4 6 5 24 29 14 1 3 10 11 25 -19 24
24 Luton Town 29 7 3 19 37 63 14 5 3 6 23 24 15 2 0 13 14 39 -26 24

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