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Cardiff

Vs

Reading

Since 26/09/2020

CAR wins

Draws

REA wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Cardiff · 9 Reading

Goals per game

2.50

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

62%

of meetings

BTTS

75%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-3

18 Apr 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Cardiff vs Reading: the head-to-head

Cardiff’s recent form has been decisive, as they have won the last two encounters in a series that began in 2020 and comprises eight meetings. The split reads 4-3-1, with Cardiff winning four, Reading three and one draw. Across these fixtures an average of 2.5 goals per game has been scored, with 75% of matches featuring at least two goals, 62% seeing three or more, and 75% seeing both sides score. The most recent clash, on 18 April 2026 in League One, ended 1-3 in favour of Reading, who hosted Cardiff. In total Cardiff have netted 11 goals to Reading’s nine. When Cardiff play at home they have won twice and lost twice, whereas away they have secured two wins, one draw and one loss.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Cardiff

Reading

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

50%

win %

38%

2.50

avg goals

2.50

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

62%

over 2.5 %

62%

12%

over 3.5 %

12%

1.38

scored

1.12

conceded

1.38

75%

btts

75%

12%

clean sheet

12%

9.75

corners

9.75

3.50

cards

3.50

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 4 to Cardiff, 1 drawn, 3 to Reading, at 2.50 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cardiff

Won at home

50%

2 of 4 home meetings

Won away

50%

2 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

12%

1 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Reading

Won at home

25%

1 of 4 home meetings

Won away

50%

2 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

12%

1 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cardiff
18 Apr 2026	League One	Reading	1-3	Cardiff	W	view
18 Oct 2025	League One	Cardiff	2-1	Reading	W	view
17 Feb 2023	Championship	Cardiff	1-0	Reading	W	view
06 Aug 2022	Championship	Reading	2-1	Cardiff	L	view
09 Apr 2022	Championship	Reading	1-2	Cardiff	W	view
02 Oct 2021	Championship	Cardiff	0-1	Reading	L	view
16 Apr 2021	Championship	Reading	1-1	Cardiff	D	view
26 Sep 2020	Championship	Cardiff	1-2	Reading	L	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cardiff · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

4.1

Avg scored

2.3

Avg conceded

1.8

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	2.00	1.27	1.87	1.00	2.13	1.53
vs Stronger (1)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	-	-
vs Similar (21)	1.57	1.48	1.40	1.00	1.73	1.91
vs Weaker (8)	3.25	0.75	3.25	1.00	3.25	0.50
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

Reading · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.8

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.31 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.60	1.27	2.00	1.43	1.25	1.12
vs Stronger (5)	2.00	1.80	1.75	1.75	3.00	2.00
vs Similar (25)	1.52	1.16	2.10	1.30	1.13	1.07
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cardiff

WWWLWDDLDL

Last 10: 23 scored, 18 conceded.

Reading

LLLDLDLDWW

Last 10: 15 scored, 13 conceded.

Cardiff

Home · last 10

LLDWWWWDLD

4 won · 15 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

LWDWDDWLDL

3 won · 23 scored, 18 conceded

Reading

Home · last 10

WDWDWLLLLW

4 won · 21 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

WLWLDLDDDW

3 won · 11 scored, 9 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cardiff

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored20% / 80%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cardiff's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Reading

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded20% / 80%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Reading's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Swansea	4	10	75%	2.5	7	1	+6	2.0	75%	50%	0%	9.2	25%	4.2	100%	22.2	75%	91	56	9	26	1.8	0.2	55%
2	QPR	4	10	75%	2.5	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	75%	25%	8.5	50%	2.8	25%	18.8	25%	71	29	15	27	1.8	0.8	46%
3	Charlton	4	10	75%	2.5	6	3	+3	2.2	75%	50%	0%	10.5	75%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	31	18	3	10	1.5	0.8	42%
4	Southampton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	5	+5	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	50%	6.5	75%	22.0	25%	205	72	53	79	2.5	1.2	56%
5	Wolves	4	7	50%	1.8	11	8	+3	4.8	100%	100%	100%	10.0	50%	4.2	75%	23.2	50%	273	79	79	116	2.8	2.0	-
6	Middlesbrough	4	7	50%	1.8	7	5	+2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	10.2	75%	3.0	50%	21.0	25%	142	74	27	41	1.8	1.2	59%
7	Bristol City	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	3.2	25%	22.5	50%	66	29	19	18	1.8	1.5	49%
8	West Brom	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	10.5	75%	2.0	0%	21.8	25%	52	15	22	15	1.8	1.5	52%
9	Birmingham	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	3.7	33%	23.0	75%	93	46	12	35	1.2	1.0	54%
10	Sheffield United	4	6	25%	1.5	5	4	+1	2.2	50%	50%	50%	10.8	75%	3.3	67%	23.2	75%	110	29	32	49	1.2	1.0	52%
11	Millwall	4	6	50%	1.5	6	8	-2	3.5	100%	75%	25%	11.2	75%	4.0	50%	20.8	50%	85	30	29	25	1.5	2.0	48%
12	Wrexham	4	5	25%	1.2	6	4	+2	2.5	100%	50%	0%	10.8	50%	2.5	0%	23.5	100%	77	15	23	39	1.5	1.0	48%
13	West Ham	4	5	25%	1.2	8	7	+1	3.8	100%	75%	50%	12.5	100%	4.0	75%	20.0	25%	274	84	48	141	2.0	1.8	-
14	Blackburn	4	5	25%	1.2	5	5	+0	2.5	75%	75%	25%	10.0	75%	4.5	100%	21.8	50%	36	15	7	14	1.2	1.2	48%
15	Watford	4	5	25%	1.2	4	5	-1	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.8	75%	4.8	75%	20.2	25%	88	28	38	22	1.0	1.2	51%
16	Bolton	4	4	25%	1.0	4	5	-1	2.2	50%	50%	25%	11.0	75%	3.2	25%	19.8	25%	17	4	4	9	1.0	1.2	-
17	Derby	4	4	25%	1.0	5	7	-2	3.0	100%	75%	25%	11.8	75%	4.2	50%	23.5	100%	57	25	14	18	1.2	1.8	44%
18	Lincoln	4	4	25%	1.0	3	5	-2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	12.2	100%	3.2	50%	25.0	75%	12	3	2	6	0.8	1.2	-
19	Cardiff	4	3	0%	0.8	6	7	-1	3.2	100%	75%	50%	13.2	75%	3.5	50%	22.5	100%	29	15	4	10	1.5	1.8	-
20	Norwich	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	75%	25%	9.2	50%	4.8	75%	23.0	75%	107	46	31	29	1.2	1.8	54%
21	Portsmouth	4	3	25%	0.8	5	8	-3	3.2	100%	75%	50%	11.8	100%	2.8	25%	25.0	50%	32	13	5	14	1.2	2.0	50%
22	Stoke	4	3	25%	0.8	4	9	-5	3.2	75%	75%	50%	7.8	0%	5.5	100%	26.8	100%	79	35	11	32	1.0	2.2	52%
23	Burnley	4	2	0%	0.5	5	10	-5	3.8	100%	75%	75%	8.5	25%	4.8	75%	20.0	0%	115	70	8	37	1.2	2.5	-
24	Preston	4	0	0%	0.0	3	9	-6	3.0	75%	75%	50%	8.5	25%	3.5	50%	25.0	75%	43	17	3	22	0.8	2.2	46%

Championship 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Championship stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

CardiffReading

€29.1m

squad value

€9.6m

€50.9m

attack

€10.7m

€14.4m

midfield

€8.9m

€54.6m

defence

€15.7m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Cardiff carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cardiff

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
18 Apr	@ Reading	3-1	W
22 Apr	vs Port Vale	1-0	W
25 Apr	vs Northampton	5-1	W
02 May	@ Mansfield	4-5	L
08 Aug	vs Swindon	3-2	W
17 Aug	vs Wrexham	1-1	D
22 Aug	@ Derby	2-2	D
25 Aug	vs Norwich	1-2	L
29 Aug	vs Sheffield United	2-2	D
02 Sep	@ QPR	1-2	L

Reading

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
06 Apr	vs Lincoln	1-2	L
11 Apr	@ Doncaster	0-1	L
18 Apr	vs Cardiff	1-3	L
25 Apr	@ Rotherham	1-1	D
02 May	vs Blackpool	0-1	L
08 Aug	@ Bromley	1-1	D
15 Aug	vs Luton	3-4	L
22 Aug	@ AFC Wimbledon	0-0	D
25 Aug	@ Stevenage	3-0	W
02 Sep	vs Mansfield	5-0	W