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Championship | Gameweek 3
Sep 26, 2020 at 3pm UK
Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff
1 - 2
Reading

Tomlin (81')
Hoilett (18'), Moore (53')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Morrison (47'), Joao (66')
Olise (90+5')

The Match

Match Report

Veljko Paunovic's reign at the Royals has began with three victories in the Sky Bet Championship.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Reading, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.24%. A win for Reading had a probability of 31.46% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.14%) and 2-0 (7.71%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff CityDrawReading
40.24%28.3%31.46%
Both teams to score 46.22%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.12%59.88%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.86%80.14%
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.87%29.12%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.95%65.05%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.22%34.78%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.49%71.51%
Score Analysis
    Cardiff City 40.23%
    Reading 31.46%
    Draw 28.28%
Cardiff CityDrawReading
1-0 @ 12.49%
2-1 @ 8.14%
2-0 @ 7.71%
3-1 @ 3.35%
3-0 @ 3.17%
3-2 @ 1.77%
4-1 @ 1.03%
4-0 @ 0.98%
Other @ 1.6%
Total : 40.23%
1-1 @ 13.19%
0-0 @ 10.12%
2-2 @ 4.3%
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 28.28%
0-1 @ 10.69%
1-2 @ 6.97%
0-2 @ 5.65%
1-3 @ 2.45%
0-3 @ 1.99%
2-3 @ 1.51%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 31.46%

Head to Head
Feb 4, 2020 7.45pm
Fourth Round
Cardiff
3-3
Reading
Reading win 4-1 on penalties
Murphy (19', 93'), Glatzel (54')
Vaulks (39'), Richards (66'), Whyte (75'), Murphy (87')
Richards (69'), Rinomhota (79'), Meite (116')
Osho (81'), Richards (87'), Rinomhota (99')
Jan 31, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 30
Cardiff
1-1
Reading
Paterson (70')
Richards (56'), Nelson (88'), Morrison (90')
Meite (8')
Baldock (45'), Obita (56')
Jan 25, 2020 3pm
Fourth Round
Reading
1-1
Cardiff
Meite (8')
Meite (9'), McIntyre (45'), Howe (91')
McIntyre (81')
Aug 18, 2019 12pm
Gameweek 3
Reading
3-0
Cardiff
Puscas (25', 40'), Swift (83')
Moore (42')

Bacuna (8'), Ralls (45')
May 6, 2018 12.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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