ENGLAND LEAGUE ONE
18.10.2025 14:00
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Lee Swabey, England
Cardiff
Match Timeline
Reading
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
38'
L. Wing · Assist: M. Ritchie
Reading
🔄
46'
G. Osho ↔ W. Fish
Cardiff
49'
O. Kellyman · Assist: R. Kpakio
Cardiff
🔄
64'
O. Kellyman ↔ I. Davies
Cardiff
🔄
64'
J. Colwill ↔ C. Robinson
Cardiff
65'
Y. Salech · Assist: R. Kpakio
Cardiff
🔄
69'
K. Doyle ↔ K. Ehibhatiomhan
Reading
🔄
70'
K. Abrefa ↔ A. Yiadom
Reading
🔄
70'
M. Ritchie ↔ D. Kyerewaa
Reading
🔄
74'
J. R. Dorsett A. ↔ M. Jacob
Reading
🟨
76'
Nathan Trott
Cardiff
🔄
79'
C. Willock ↔ C. Ashford
Cardiff
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86'
P. Lane ↔ M. O'Mahony
Reading
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90'
↔ P. Ng
Cardiff

Cardiff vs Reading Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Cardiff Win 0%
Draw 0%
Reading Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Cardiff1.62
Reading0.98
Recent Form (Last 5)
Cardiff Cardiff
WWDLW
19 GF / 9 GA
Reading Reading
WLDWL
12 GF / 16 GA
Key Stats
1.73
Average Goals Scored
1.09
0.82
Average Goals Conceded
1.45
4
BTTS Yes
8
5
Over 2.5
4
4.91
Shots on Goal
3.64

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Cardiff Cardiff 11 matches
Reading Reading 11 matches
Cardiff Statistic Reading
7 Wins 2
2 Draws 5
2 Losses 4
19 Goals For 12
9 Goals Against 16
1.73 Avg Goals Scored 1.09
0.82 Avg Goals Conceded 1.45
4 BTTS Yes 8
7 Over 1.5 10
5 Over 2.5 4
3 Over 3.5 2
6 Clean Sheets 1
2 Failed To Score 2
4.91 Shots On Goal 3.64
14.27 Total Shots 11
5 Corners 4.09
62.5% Ball Possession 49.2%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Cardiff won 5 times, Reading won 4 times, while 6 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 22:22 from Cardiff's perspective. 9 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 11 matches, with an average of 2.93 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Cardiff 4-2-3-1 / Reading 4-3-3
H2H summary: Cardiff wins 5, draws 6, Reading wins 4

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two