Cardiff City vs Reading – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/10/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).

League One - Round 13
Referee: Swabey L. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.49	1.53
Ball Possession
56%	44%
Total shots
11	26
Shots on target
3	10
Big Chances
3	3
Corner Kicks
4	10
Passes
74% (308/418)	67% (208/311)
Yellow Cards
1	0
Expected Goals (xG)
1.49	1.53
xG on target (xGOT)
0.78	0.96
Total shots
11	26
Shots on target
3	10
Shots off target
3	8
Blocked Shots
5	8
Shots inside the Box
8	11
Shots outside the Box
3	15
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
3	3
Corner Kicks
4	10
Touches in opposition box
18	25
Accurate through passes
0	2
Offsides
2	2
Free Kicks
12	9
Passes
74% (308/418)	67% (208/311)
Long passes
29% (22/75)	30% (24/80)
Passes in final third
60% (69/115)	56% (79/140)
Crosses
18% (3/17)	21% (6/28)
Expected assists (xA)
1.37	1.18
Throw-ins
24	30
Fouls
9	12
Tackles
44% (4/9)	65% (11/17)
Duels won
48	38
Clearances
42	33
Interceptions
1	10
Errors leading to shot
1	1
Errors leading to goal
0	1
Goalkeeper Saves
8	1
xGOT faced
0.96	0.78
Goals prevented
-0.04	-1.22

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
38', 0 - 1, Wing L. ⚽, Ritchie M. (A),
2nd Half (2 - 0)
46', Osho G. ↓, Fish W. ↑,
49', 1 - 1, Kellyman O. ⚽, Kpakio R. (A),
64', Kellyman O. ↓, Davies I. ↑,
64', Colwill J. ↓, Robinson C. ↑,
65', 2 - 1, Salech Y. ⚽,
69', Doyle K. ↓, Ehibhatiomhan K. ↑,
70', Ritchie M. ↓, Kyerewaa D. ↑,
70', Abrefa K. ↓, Yiadom A. ↑,
74', Dorsett A. J. R. ↓, Jacob M. ↑,
76', Trott N. 🟨,
79', Willock C. ↓, Ashford C. ↑,
86', Lane P. ↓, O'Mahony M. ↑,
90', Ashford C. ↓, Ng P. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Cardiff City
55.9%

Draw
24.8%

Reading
19.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

61.3%

21.6%

17.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.6%

20.6%

17.9%

Cardiff City - Reading Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.76 ↑ (1.53)	3.83 ↓ (4.34)	4.85 ↓ (5.48)	3.6% (6.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.75

What is the prediction for Cardiff City - Reading?

Users Predictions: 6 users predict this event. Cardiff will win (votes: 3 - 50%). Reading will win (votes: 2 - 33.3%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 16.7%).

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Cardiff (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

AH -1 - Cardiff (1.93) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Cardiff (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

One of the top teams will play against one of the outsiders (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: ) and 21 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Cardiff won 3.
Cardiff has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Reading is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Cardiff may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, Cardiff is considered a favorite.
There will not play in Cardiff: King E. (Knee Injury) Tanner O. (Ankle Injury)
There will not play in Reading: Camara M. (Ankle Injury) Williams D. (Hamstring Injury)
There are questionable in Cardiff: Alnwick J. (Hamstring Injury) Ng P. (Hamstring Injury) Robertson A. (Hamstring Injury)
There are questionable in Reading: Fraser L. (Inactive) Garcia A. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Cardiff won 5 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 23:27. (average 1.2:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Cardiff won 4 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 13:13. (average 1.2:1.2).

How many head-to-head matches has Cardiff City won against Reading?

Cardiff City has won 2 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Cardiff City?

Reading has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Cardiff City - Reading were as follows:

31.07.2024 Cardiff City - Reading 2:1

17.02.2023 Cardiff City - Reading 1:0

Latest results of Cardiff City

11.10.2025 Barnsley - Cardiff City Postponed ✺

07.10.2025 Cardiff City - Newport County 0:1 ✺

04.10.2025 Cardiff City - Leyton Orient 4:3 ✺

30.09.2025 Cardiff City - Burton Albion 0:1 ✺

27.09.2025 Wigan Athletic - Cardiff City 0:2 ✺

Latest results of Reading

11.10.2025 Exeter City - Reading 1:1 ✺

07.10.2025 Reading - Milton Keynes Dons 1:0 ✺

04.10.2025 Reading - Mansfield Town 1:1 ✺

30.09.2025 Reading - West Ham United U21 3:1 ✺

27.09.2025 Stockport County - Reading 1:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two