Cardiff v Reading result

Full-time · Cardiff 0–1 Reading

Championship · Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:00 BST · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cardiff · Reading · Head-to-head

Cardiff 0–1 Reading — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 0–1 Reading · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: T. Bramall
Head-to-head (last 6): Cardiff 0 · draws 4 · Reading 2 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 1W 0D 4L · Reading 3W 1D 1L

Cardiff 0–1 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 2.43

Corners

against 4 / 5.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 5.8 / 4.86 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 1.86

Cards

against 1 / 3.14 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 September 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	2.43 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.2 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.71 for · 16.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.8 for · 8.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.43 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: T. Bramall.

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	36.4	3.1 5/3	1.9 4/2	—
M. Pack n 8	90	2.1 8/3	1.4 7/4	—
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	1.7 6/2	0.5 4/0	—
C. Nelson n 8	90	1.6 6/4	0.3 2/0	D. Drinkwater
J. Murphy n 8	21.4	1.6 3/0	2.1 3/1	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Flint n 8	90	2 7/5	1.1 6/2
J. Collins n 8	36.4	1.9 5/1	0.6 2/0
K. Moore n 8	66.1	1.7 6/3	0.7 4/0
J. Murphy n 8	21.4	1.1 2/0	1.1 2/0
L. Bacuna n 8	76.5	1 4/1	0.4 3/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Giles n 8	76.5	0 0/0	0.7 4/1
R. Colwill n 8	38.4	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	21.4	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
A. Flint n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
M. Pack n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Ralls n 8	85.1	3.2 8/6
R. Wintle n 8	80.5	3.1 8/5
Joel Bagan n 8	80.9	2.8 7/6
M. Pack n 8	90	2.3 8/5
R. Colwill n 8	38.4	1.8 5/1

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Phillips n 8	90	3.1 7/7
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.7 5/4

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jahmari Clarke n 5	20.4	3.5 3/1	0.9 1/0	—
G. Puşcaş n 8	60.5	2.2 6/4	0.6 3/0	—
D. Tetek n 8	38.9	2 5/2	2 5/1	—
E. Bristow n 7	74.4	1.7 5/3	0.2 1/0	—
D. Drinkwater n 8	72	1.6 6/2	0.3 2/0	C. Nelson

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Azeez n 5	66.2	1.9 3/2	1.1 3/1
J. Hoilett n 8	57.8	1.8 6/3	1 5/0
J. Swift n 8	88.6	1.7 7/4	1.3 5/3
A. Halilović n 8	62.3	1.6 4/3	0.4 2/0
T. Dele-Bashiru n 8	81	1.4 6/2	1 4/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	88.6	0.6 3/1	0.5 4/0
A. Halilović n 8	62.3	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
L. Moore n 8	74.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
O. Azeez n 5	66.2	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
T. Dele-Bashiru n 8	81	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Tetek n 8	38.9	5.2 8/5
A. R. Baba n 8	84.9	2.7 7/5
A. Yiadom n 8	90	2.6 7/5
A. Rinomhota n 8	90	2.6 8/6
Jahmari Clarke n 5	20.4	2.6 1/1

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3.8 8/5
L. Southwood n 8	90	3.4 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Reading
50%	Possession	50%
27	Shots	2
5	Shots on target	1
10	Shots off target	1
12	Blocked shots	0
19	Shots inside the box	2
7	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
18	Fouls	5
4	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	5
430	Passes	471
82%	Pass accuracy	79%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. McGuinness	90	2	1	1	0	Y	6.3
A. Flint	90	1	0	1	3	0	6.7
C. Nelson	90	2	0	2	2	0	7.2
C. Brown	90	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
M. Pack	90	1	0	0	2	Y	7.2
R. Giles	90	4	1	4	1	0	8
K. Moore	90	3	1	2	0	0	7.2
J. Ralls	79	1	1	3	1	Y	6.9
S. Bowen	79	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
L. Bacuna	61	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
R. Colwill sub	29	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
W. Vaulks sub	11	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
J. Collins sub	11	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Southwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
J. Laurent	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
A. R. Baba	90	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
T. Dele-Bashiru	90	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
D. Drinkwater	90	0	0	0	0	2	7
J. Hoilett	90	1	1	1	0	6	7.9
J. Swift	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
O. Ejaria	90	0	0	0	0	2	7.2
A. Yiadom	80	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
G. Puşcaş	66	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Dann sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Jahmari Clarke sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffWLLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

ReadingDWWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Cardiff 0 · 4 draws · Reading 2 · 3.67 goals/game

2021-04-16 Reading 1–1 Cardiff
2020-09-26 Cardiff 1–2 Reading
2020-02-04 Cardiff 5–5 Reading
2020-01-31 Cardiff 1–1 Reading
2020-01-25 Reading 1–1 Cardiff
2019-08-18 Reading 3–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Reading#21 pos41 pts46 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.09

Reading scored1.17

Cardiff conceded1.48

Reading conceded1.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Reading?: In their last 6 meetings, Cardiff won 0, Reading won 2 and there were 4 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Cardiff and Reading?: Recent form — Cardiff 1W 0D 4L; Reading 3W 1D 1L.

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