Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Form, Standings, Stats
Thursday, July 25 at 5pm in Club Friendlies 3
Saturday, July 27 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3
We said: Cardiff City 2-0 Reading
Following a morale-boosting win over QPR on the weekend, Reading should be confident of going to South Wales and causing an upset on Wednesday night. That being said, Bulut is likely to select a strong Cardiff XI from the start, meaning that the Bluebirds could have too much attacking quality for the Royals. 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 44.96%. A win for Reading had a probability of 30.8% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.61%) and 2-0 (7.02%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-2 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Cardiff City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Cardiff City.
| Result | ||
| Cardiff City | Draw | Reading |
44.96% ( -0.62) | 24.23% ( -0.05) | 30.8% ( 0.67) |
| Both teams to score 58.73% ( 0.56) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
