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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK
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Reading
2 - 1
Cardiff

Long (27' pen.), Ince (63')
Hoilett (20'), Abretti (86'), Yiadom (90')
FT(HT: 1-1)
O'Dowda (4')
Nelson (25'), Collins (65'), Harris (90')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Reading 1-2 Cardiff City

Back on home territory, Reading will be confident of getting back on track against opponents who may have over-performed last weekend. Nevertheless, Cardiff's belief will be higher, and we can see the visitors departing Berkshire with another three points to their name. Read more.

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 48.91%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Reading had a probability of 24.59%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.56%) and 1-2 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.46%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (8.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawCardiff City
24.59% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 26.5% (-0.064 -0.06) 48.91% (0.053000000000004 0.05)
Both teams to score 47.08% (0.195 0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.27% (0.245 0.24)56.73% (-0.244 -0.24)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.32% (0.197 0.2)77.68% (-0.194 -0.19)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.35% (0.151 0.15)38.65% (-0.149 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.61% (0.142 0.14)75.39% (-0.139 -0.14)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.75% (0.13 0.13)23.25% (-0.129 -0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.83% (0.189 0.19)57.17% (-0.187 -0.19)
Score Analysis
    Reading 24.59%
    Cardiff City 48.91%
    Draw 26.5%
ReadingDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 8.54% (-0.045 -0.04)
2-1 @ 5.92% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 4.06% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-1 @ 1.88% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.37% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.29% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.53%
Total : 24.59%
1-1 @ 12.46% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 8.99% (-0.084 -0.08)
2-2 @ 4.32% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.73%
Total : 26.5%
0-1 @ 13.11% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-2 @ 9.56% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
1-2 @ 9.09% (0.020999999999999 0.02)
0-3 @ 4.65% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.42% (0.027 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.1% (0.021 0.02)
0-4 @ 1.7% (0.01 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.61% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 48.91%

How you voted: Reading vs Cardiff

Reading
19.0%
Draw
28.6%
Cardiff City
52.4%
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Head to Head
Apr 9, 2022 3pm
Reading
1-2
Cardiff
Joao (7')
Doughty (59'), Vaulks (85')
Ng (70')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Cardiff
0-1
Reading

Pack (32'), Ralls (37'), Collins (84'), McGuinness (90+3')
Hoilett (38')
Apr 16, 2021 6pm
Reading
1-1
Cardiff
Meite (90+3')
Moore (87' pen.)
Nelson (46'), Pack (50'), Brown (78')
Sep 26, 2020 3pm
Cardiff
1-2
Reading
Tomlin (81')
Hoilett (18'), Moore (53')
Morrison (47'), Joao (66')
Olise (90+5')
Feb 4, 2020 7.45pm
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')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds229582830-232
10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
12Bristol City226972628-227
13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
21Hull City2247112131-1019
22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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