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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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1Leeds UnitedLeeds362210472234976
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd36246651272476
3Burnley362014249103974
4Sunderland361911654332168
5Coventry CityCoventry36168125246656
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom361316746321455
7Bristol City36131494639753
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn36157144137452
9Middlesbrough36148145547850
10Norwich CityNorwich361213115749849
11Watford36147154650-449
12Millwall361212123637-148
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds36139145056-648
14Queens Park RangersQPR361111144146-544
15Swansea CitySwansea36128163846-844
16Preston North EndPreston36916113642-643
17Portsmouth36119164457-1342
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd36912153753-1639
19Hull City36910173645-937
20Stoke CityStoke36812163650-1436
21Cardiff CityCardiff36812163959-2036
22Derby CountyDerby3688203549-1432
23Luton TownLuton3687213259-2731
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth36612183673-3730


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