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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds412413480285285
2Burnley412316255124385
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd41267856312583
4Sunderland412113757372076
5Bristol City411615105344963
6Coventry CityCoventry41188155853562
7Middlesbrough411791561501160
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4113181049381157
9Millwall411512144041-157
10Watford41168174953-456
11Norwich CityNorwich411314146256653
12Blackburn RoversBlackburn41158184445-153
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds411411165663-753
14Swansea CitySwansea41149184451-751
15Queens Park RangersQPR411213164854-649
16Preston North EndPreston411019124249-749
17Portsmouth41129204864-1645
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd411112184260-1845
19Hull City411111194049-944
20Stoke CityStoke411014174254-1244
21Derby CountyDerby41119214252-1042
22Cardiff CityCardiff41915174565-2042
23Luton TownLuton411010213762-2540
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth41813204281-3937


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