Championship

Championship | Gameweek 11

Oct 2, 2021 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 1
Reading

Pack (32'), Ralls (37'), Collins (84'), McGuinness (90+3')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Hoilett (38')

Reaction

Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy on September 28, 2021

Mick McCarthy "proud" despite another Cardiff City loss

Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy insists he is proud of his side despite suffering their fifth straight loss against Reading at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday.

Oct 3, 11:45

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible 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 39.62%. A win for Reading had a probability of 31.83% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.02%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 11% likelihood.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Reading
39.62%	28.54%	31.83%

Both teams to score 45.66%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.37%

60.62%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.29%

80.71%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.15%

29.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.07%

65.93%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.09%

34.91%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.35%

71.65%

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 39.62%

Reading 31.83%

Draw 28.52%

Cardiff City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 12.59% 2-1 @ 8.02% 2-0 @ 7.62% 3-1 @ 3.23% 3-0 @ 3.07% 3-2 @ 1.7% 4-1 @ 0.98% 4-0 @ 0.93% Other @ 1.49% Total : 39.62%	1-1 @ 13.25% 0-0 @ 10.41% 2-2 @ 4.22% Other @ 0.65% Total : 28.52%	0-1 @ 10.96% 1-2 @ 6.98% 0-2 @ 5.77% 1-3 @ 2.45% 0-3 @ 2.02% 2-3 @ 1.48% Other @ 2.17% Total : 31.83%

How you voted: Cardiff vs Reading

Cardiff City

44.1%

Draw

11.8%

Reading