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Betting guides
Head-to-head in numbers
Reading and Cardiff have met 23 times since January 2012. The record reads Reading 7 wins, Cardiff 8, with 8 draws. These games average 2.5 goals. Both teams have scored in 74% of meetings, and 57% have gone over 2.5 goals. Reading's biggest win in this fixture was 3-0 in August 2019. Cardiff's biggest win in this fixture was 3-1 in April 2026. Cardiff are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.
The last meeting, on 18 Apr 2026 (League One), finished Reading 1-3 Cardiff. Reading's last 5 results, most recent first: W L D W W. Cardiff's last 5 results, most recent first: W D L W D. Cardiff sit 14th in the Championship table.
Recent meetings
7
Reading wins
8
Draws
8
Cardiff wins
Where they stand
Championship tableChampionship
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 29 | WWWLW | |
| 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 29 | DLWWD | |
| 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 | WWWDW | |
| 4 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 28 | DWWWD | |
| 5 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 28 | WDWDW | |
| 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 26 | LLWLL | |
| 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 24 | LDWWD | |
| 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 | WDLWL | |
| 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 23 | LDLLW | |
| 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 | LWWDW | |
| 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 22 | LWDWD | |
| 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 21 | WWWWL | |
| 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 | WLLWL | |
| 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 18 | WDLWD | |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 18 | DWLLW | |
| 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 18 | LLWLD | |
| 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 | LLWDL | |
| 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 17 | LWLLD | |
| 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 17 | WLLLL | |
| 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15 | DWLLW | |
| 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 | LLLWD | |
| 22 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 10 | LDDLL | |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 10 | WLLDL | |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -17 | 8 | WLLDL |
- Promotion - Premier League
- Promotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)
- Promotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)
- Relegation - League One