Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Championship match between Cardiff and Reading. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Cardiff come up against visiting side Reading in a Championship fixture on Friday at Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff are 21st in the rankings with 32 points after 32 matches played, whereas Reading rank 13th in the Championship with 41 points.
Form: Cardiff vs Reading
Cardiff Form
In their last three games, Cardiff lost 1-0 against Hull and got defeated 1-3 by Middlesbrough before winning 0-2 against Birmingham. In their last six Championship home matches, the Bluebirds didn’t claim a single win. Instead, they’ve drawn three and lost three, while scoring three and conceding seven goals.
Reading Form
In their last three matches, Reading drew 2-2 with Watford, lost 1-0 against Sunderland, and beat Rotherham 2-1. The Royals claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Reading
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Cardiff and Reading played across all tournaments.
- Cardiff have not won 14 of the last 16 matches
- Cardiff have not won 9 of the last 10 home matches
- Cardiff have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Cardiff have conceded in 9 of the last 10 home matches
- Cardiff have lost 5 of the last 6 matches
- Reading have not won 11 of the last 12 away matches
- Reading have lost the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Reading have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches without scoring a goal
- Reading have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- Reading have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches
Players under the radar: Cardiff vs Reading
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Callum O’Dowda will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Reading hope Jeff Hendrick can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular markets: Cardiff vs Reading
Full-time result
Cardiff won only once in their last 10 outings at Cardiff City Stadium, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Reading won one, drew two, and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Reading failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. The Royals have not lost to Cardiff in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Cardiff only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cardiff managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Reading kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Reading have scored in 3 consecutive away meetings with Cardiff.
Total goals
Cardiff saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Reading, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Reading conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
Betting prediction: Cardiff vs Reading
Here we present a free betting tip for this Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Cardiff and Reading.
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