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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
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
15Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
16Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
17Derby CountyDerby205692226-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth183872130-917
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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