League One
Apr 18, 2026 3.00pm
1
3
HT : 0 1
FT Select Car Leasing Stadium
  • Daniel Kyerewaa 73' goal
  • Jack Marriott 74' yellowcard
  • Matt Ritchie 88' yellowcard
  • Liam Fraser 88' yellowcard
  • Kelvin Abrefa 88' yellowcard
  • goal Rubin Colwill 40'
  • goal Omari Kellyman 55'
  • yellowcard David Turnbull 67'
  • yellowcard Will Fish 80'
  • yellowcard Yousef Salech 82'
  • yellowcard Will Fish 82'
  • yellowcard Joel Colwill 82'
  • goal Perry Ng 86'
  • yellowcard Callum Robinson 90'

Reading vs Cardiff City - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions
Last game
Apr 11, 2026 3.00pm
Doncaster 1 - 0 Reading
Goals scored
63
Top scorer
Jack Marriott

Cardiff City

All competitions
Last game
Apr 14, 2026 7.45pm
Huddersfield 1 - 1 Cardiff
Goals scored
80
Top scorer
Omari Kellyman

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 48.35%. A win for Reading had a probability of 25.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.91%) and 0-2 (8.11%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.89%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result

Reading 25.89%
Draw 25.76%
Cardiff City 48.35%

Both Teams to Score: 

49.81% (+0.04)

Goals

Over 1.5 71.2% (+0.05)
Under 1.5 28.8% (-0.06)
Over 2.5 47.27%
Under 2.5 52.7% (-0.03)
Over 3.5 27.17% (+0.04)
Under 3.5 72.83% (-0.04)
Over 4.5 15.78% (+0.04)
Under 4.5 84.22% (-0.05)

First Half Winner

Reading 19.33%
Draw 39.29%
Cardiff City 41.38%

Team To Score First

Reading 31.79% (+0.01)
No Goal 8.93% (-0.02)
Cardiff City 59.28% (+0.01)

Corners

Over 8 57.41%
Equal 8 12.17%
Under 8 30.42%
Over 9 45.02%
Equal 9 12.4%
Under 9 42.59%
Over 10.5 33.52%
Under 10.5 66.48%

Reading Goals

Over 1.5 25.26% (+0.07)
Under 1.5 74.74% (-0.07)
Over 2.5 7.98% (+0.04)
Under 2.5 92.02% (-0.04)
Over 3.5 2.02% (+0.02)
Under 3.5 97.98% (-0.01)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5 74.26% (+0.06)
Under 0.5 25.74% (-0.06)
Over 1.5 44.39% (+0.03)
Under 1.5 55.61% (-0.03)
Over 2.5 21.4% (+0.01)
Under 2.5 78.6% (-0.02)
Over 3.5 8.79%
Under 3.5 91.21%

Score analysis

Reading 25.89%
Draw 25.77%
Cardiff City 48.34%
Reading
1-0 @ 8.89% (-0.02)
2-1 @ 5.54%
2-0 @ 4.54% (+0.01)
3-1 @ 2.07% (+0.01)
3-0 @ 1.49% (-0.02)
3-2 @ 1.47% (+0.02)
Other @ 1.89% (+0.02)
Total : 25.89%
Draw
1-1 @ 11.28% (+0.01)
0-0 @ 8.93% (-0.02)
2-2 @ 4.5% (+0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.77%
Cardiff City
0-1 @ 10.98% (+0.01)
1-2 @ 8.91% (-0.02)
0-2 @ 8.11% (+0.01)
1-3 @ 4.83%
0-3 @ 4.15% (-0.01)
2-3 @ 2.7% (+0.02)
Other @ 8.66%
Total : 48.34%

Head to Head

League One
Oct 18, 2025 3.00pm
2
1
HT : 0 0
FT
Club Friendlies 3
Jul 31, 2024 7.30pm
2
1
HT : 0 2
FT Cardiff City Stadium
  • Callum Robinson 79' goal
  • goal Callum Robinson 3'
  • goal Femi Azeez 11'
Championship Gameweek 33
Feb 17, 2023 8.00pm
1
0
HT : 0 0
FT Cardiff City Stadium
  • Romaine Sawyers 90'+1' goal
Championship Gameweek 2
Aug 6, 2022 3.00pm
2
1
HT : 1 1
FT Select Car Leasing Stadium
  • Junior Hoilett 20' yellowcard
  • Shane Long 27' goal
  • Tom Ince 63' goal
  • Kelvin Abretti 86' yellowcard
  • Andy Yiadom 90' yellowcard
  • goal Callum O'Dowda 4'
  • yellowcard Curtis Nelson 25'
  • yellowcard Jamilu Collins 65'
  • yellowcard Mark Harris 90'
Championship Gameweek 41
Apr 9, 2022 3.00pm
1
2
HT : 1 0
FT
  • Lucas Joao 7' goal
  • goal Alfie Doughty 59'
  • yellowcard Perry Ng 70'
  • goal Will Vaulks 85'
Championship Gameweek 11
Oct 2, 2021 3.00pm
0
1
HT : 0 1
FT
  • Marlon Pack 32' yellowcard
  • Joe Ralls 37' yellowcard
  • James Collins 84' yellowcard
  • Mark McGuinness 90'+3' yellowcard
  • goal Junior Hoilett 38'