Match analysis
EnglandLeague One
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this League One fixture.
R. Colwill⚽Gabriel Osho🟨O. Kellyman⚽
Daniel Kyerewaa🟨Ryan Wintle🟨Paudie O’Connor🟨A. Robertson🔄Finley Burns🟨Dylan Lawlor🟨D. Kyerewaa⚽P. Lane🔄D. Lawlor🔄C. Willock🔄R. Colwill🔄P. Ng⚽R. Nyambe🔄H. Roberts🔄A. Rinomhota🔄O. Tanner🔄William Fish🟨
PajimonWonThe pickCardiff win
Hey guys, Pajimon here. Love my football and my BBQ, but today we talk about the beautiful game. Reading vs Cardiff in League One. Cardiff is sitting pretty at 2nd place with 82 points, while Reading is 9th with 62 points. That's a 20-point gap, and that's not small. Cardiff's…
Cardiff got the job done on Saturday 18 April, winning 3-1 away at Reading (League One). Cardiff led 1-0 at the break and saw it out. Cardiff had 63% of the ball, and the shot count was level at 15 apiece.
The goal for Reading came from D. Kyerewaa (73'). R. Colwill (40'), O. Kellyman (55') and P. Ng (86') got on the scoresheet for Cardiff.
Our tip landed, with Cardiff to win coming in.
The head-to-head covers 23 games since January 2012, and Reading have won seven, Cardiff have taken eight and eight were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Reading vs Cardiff prediction page.
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| ReadingHome | Rating | CardiffAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,526 | Overall | 1,593 |
| 1,591 | Match venue | 1,555 |
| 1,591 | At home | 1,577 |
| 1,475 | Away | 1,555 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,524 | Attack | 1,532 |
| 1,521 | Defence | 1,587 |
| 1,542 | Home attack | 1,534 |
| 1,498 | Away attack | 1,525 |
| 1,558 | Home defence | 1,550 |
| 1,496 | Away defence | 1,568 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,635 | Goal environment | 1,518 |
| 1,532 | Home goals | 1,518 |
| 1,603 | Away goals | 1,500 |
| 1,500 | Possession | 1,561 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,444 | Set-piece attack | 1,578 |
| 1,445 | Set-piece defence | 1,575 |
| 1,512 | Close games | 1,565 |
| 1,534 | Winning margin | 1,602 |
Match venue compares Reading at home with Cardiff away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
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