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Cardiff vs Reading — League One
2-1
ReadingCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Reading had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Cardiff 1 win. Cardiff are 2nd in the League One on 91 points; Reading are 12th on 63.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W L W L D). 1.7 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 4-3 vs Leyton Orient · 4 Oct 2025
- L 0-1 vs Burton · 30 Sept 2025
- W 0-2 at Wigan · 27 Sept 2025
- L 1-3 vs Bradford · 20 Sept 2025
- D 1-1 at Stockport · 13 Sept 2025
- W 4-0 vs Plymouth · 30 Aug 2025
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (D D D W L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Exeter · 11 Oct 2025
- D 1-1 vs Mansfield · 4 Oct 2025
- D 1-1 at Stockport · 27 Sept 2025
- W 2-1 vs Leyton Orient · 20 Sept 2025
- L 3-2 at Barnsley · 13 Sept 2025
- W 1-0 vs Port Vale · 30 Aug 2025
Head-to-head: Cardiff vs Reading
- Reading 1-3 Cardiff · 18 Apr 2026 · League One
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Total shots | 26 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
League One table — 2025
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 103 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 91 |
| 3 | Stockport | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 77 |
| 4 | Bradford | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 77 |
| 5 | Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 75 |
| 7 | Luton | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 74 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 73 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 67 |
| 10 | Mansfield | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 65 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 63 |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 63 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 60 |
| 14 | Doncaster | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 60 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 | Wigan | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 56 |
| 17 | Burton | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 54 |
| 18 | Peterboro | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | -21 | 53 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 52 |
| 21 | Exeter | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 49 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -25 | 42 |
| 23 | Rotherham | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Northampton | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -35 | 35 |