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Reading v Cardiff City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Cardiff City pay League One rivals Reading a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Brian Barry-Murphy guides his side into an away clash with Leam Richardson & co. at the Madejski Stadium. All of the key stats for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Reading
36%
--
Draw
24%
--
Cardiff
40%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Cardiff 1-0
8%
--
Reading 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Cardiff 2-0
6%
--
Reading 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-2
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Cardiff 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
57%
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Reading win to nil
16%
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Cardiff win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Reading have conceded 19 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Reading have played 21 games at home, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 32 goals, conceded 24 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cardiff lay in 2nd place on 81 points in the League One league table having played 41 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 39 games against teams below them in the table, winning 24, drawing 9 and losing 6 games. They have scored 75 goals and kept 16 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 38 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 20 away games, winning 9, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln4228954393 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
2
Cardiff4124983481 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
-
-
3
Bradford4221813671 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
4
Bolton42181681570 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
5
Stockport40191011967 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
6
Stevenage41191012567 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
7
Plymouth4219617863 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
8
Huddersfield42171114962 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
Apr 14
9
Reading43161413762 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
10
Luton41171014761 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
11
Wycombe431612151260 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
12
Barnsley40141214-254 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
13
Mansfield40131413753 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
May 2
14
Doncaster4215819-2153 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-4F
15
Wigan42131316-1052 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
16
Peterborough4115620251 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
17
Burton43131218-1051 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
18
Blackpool4314920-1451 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
19
L Orient4214820-950 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
20
AFC Wim4214820-1450 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
21
Exeter43121120-847 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
22
Rotherham4191022-2637 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
23
Northampton419824-2635 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
24
Port Vale3981021-2434 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 22
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 2Lincoln
Reading3 - 0Wigan
Reading2 - 2Plymouth
Reading2 - 1Bradford
Reading1 - 1Bolton
Reading3 - 2Wycombe
Reading2 - 2Exeter
Reading2 - 2Barnsley
Reading1 - 0Stockport
Reading2 - 0Burton
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading0 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 2Lincoln
AReading1 - 1Huddersfield
HReading3 - 0Wigan
AReading0 - 1Stevenage
AReading2 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 2Plymouth
AReading0 - 1Mansfield
AReading3 - 2Luton
HReading2 - 1Bradford
AReading1 - 1Port Vale
HReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading3 - 2Wycombe
AReading2 - 1Wigan
AReading2 - 3AFC Wim
AReading2 - 0Northampton
HReading2 - 2Exeter
HReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading1 - 3L Orient
HReading1 - 0Stockport
Cardiff 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough1 - 1Cardiff
Exeter0 - 4Cardiff
Barnsley1 - 1Cardiff
Doncaster0 - 4Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Rotherham0 - 3Cardiff
Burton2 - 2Cardiff
Bradford1 - 2Cardiff
L Orient1 - 1Cardiff
Wycombe1 - 1Cardiff
Lincoln2 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Northampton1 - 3Cardiff
Blackpool3 - 1Cardiff
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff2 - 0Bolton
ACardiff1 - 1Peterborough
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
ACardiff1 - 1Wycombe
HCardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 2003
Reading
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
25
17
Games: Scored
14 / 16
14 / 16
Clean sheets
2 / 16
2 / 16
RDG
6
D
7
CAR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading2 - 1
1 - 2Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
Reading3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Reading2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cardiff
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Cardiff
Draw1 - 1Draw
Reading5 - 1
Reading2 - 1
Reading2 - 1
League games at Cardiff since 2004
Cardiff
Reading
Goals: Scored
22
23
Games: Scored
12 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
5 / 17
RDG
6
D
5
CAR
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff1 - 0
0 - 1Reading
1 - 2Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Reading
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
Cardiff3 - 1
0 - 3Reading
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 5Reading
Cardiff2 - 0
2 - 3Reading
Goal Statistics
Reading 9th Cardiff 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Reading have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
+20
Cardiff have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.5
1.6
Attack rating
RDG
CAR
2%
better
view stats
Games scored37
35
Failed to score6
6
Scored first22
23
Goals scored62
76
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
RDG
CAR
23%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
25
Clean sheets8
16
Conceded first21
16
Goals conceded55
42
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+23%

Reading v Cardiff League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
43161110
L WingJ MarriottL WingC Savage
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID4324
10
-
L Wing MID431111
5
-
K Doyle MID4146
4
-
J Pereira GLK40
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD399
6
-
J Dorsett DEF3621
6
-
P O'Connor DEF333
10
-
P Lane FWD3121
1
-
L Fraser MID301
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID3033
6
-
A Yiadom DEF29
6
-
F Burns DEF29
5
-
M Ritchie MID2516
5
-
D Williams DEF241
5
-
J Marriott FWD23163
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
R Nyambe DEF16
2
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
R Williams MID1521
-
W Keane FWD142
-
H Roberts DEF1111
2
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
B. Ward DEF8
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
K Young FWD7
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
A Rinomhota MID2
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3812118
N TrottY SalechO TannerJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF4014
8
-
N Trott GLK38
2
-
R Wintle MID3715
3
1
C Willock FWD3785
3
-
D Turnbull MID3624
3
-
C. Ashford FWD3643
-
C Robinson FWD3671
1
-
J Colwill MID3442
6
-
P Ng DEF3354
4
-
W Fish DEF331
3
-
O Kellyman MID3181
3
-
R. Kpakio DEF3016
5
-
A Robertson MID2963
6
-
Y Salech FWD29124
3
-
D. Lawlor DEF2722
4
-
I Davies FWD2741
1
-
R Colwill MID2664
3
-
C Chambers DEF252
4
-
O Tanner FWD24111
3
-
G Osho DEF16
2
1
C. Scanlon DEF7
-
M. Turner GLK3
1
-
E King MID1
-
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