Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 16, 2021 at 6pm UK

Madejski Stadium

Reading
1 - 1
Cardiff

Meite (90+3')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Moore (87' pen.)
Nelson (46'), Pack (50'), Brown (78')

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Kieffer Moore slammed home a penalty for his 17th goal of the season but Reading levelled in the fourth minute of stoppage through Yakou Meite.

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The Match

Match Report

Kieffer Moore slammed in an 87th-minute penalty before Yakou Meite nodded home from close range to rescue a point.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Reading and Cardiff City, 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 Reading win with a probability of 37.12%. A win for Cardiff City had a probability of 34.33% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.74%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Cardiff City win was 0-1 (11.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood.

Result
Reading	Draw	Cardiff City
37.12%	28.56%	34.33%

Both teams to score 46.08%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.68%

60.32%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.51%

80.48%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.79%

31.21%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.45%

67.55%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.99%

33.01%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.4%

69.6%

Score Analysis

Reading 37.11%

Cardiff City 34.32%

Draw 28.55%

Reading	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 11.99% 2-1 @ 7.74% 2-0 @ 6.99% 3-1 @ 3.01% 3-0 @ 2.71% 3-2 @ 1.67% Other @ 3.01% Total : 37.11%	1-1 @ 13.29% 0-0 @ 10.3% 2-2 @ 4.29% Other @ 0.67% Total : 28.55%	0-1 @ 11.41% 1-2 @ 7.37% 0-2 @ 6.33% 1-3 @ 2.72% 0-3 @ 2.34% 2-3 @ 1.59% Other @ 2.57% Total : 34.32%

How you voted: Reading vs Cardiff

Reading

74.2%

Draw

13.6%

Cardiff City

12.1%