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League One · Regular Season - 44 April 18, 2026 16:00
Reading
#12 · 63 pts
1 – 3
Final score
Cardiff
#2 · 91 pts
D. Kyerewaa 73'
40' (ast. R. Wintle) R. Colwill
55' (ast. R. Wintle) O. Kellyman
86' (ast. O. Kellyman) P. Ng

The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Cardiff a 44% win probability (draw 24%, Reading 30%). The final result was Reading 1–3 Cardiff. In 1 previous meetings, Reading have won 0 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Cardiff.

Match statistics
9
Total shots
12
6
Shots on target
9
6
Saves
4
37%
Possession
63%
7
Corners
9
12
Tackles
17
3
🟨 Yellow cards
3
Match Events
40'
ast. R. Wintle · R. Colwill⚽
41'
G. Osho
55'
ast. R. Wintle · O. Kellyman⚽
D. Kyerewaa
63'
63'
R. Wintle
P. O'Connor
64'
67'
D. Turnbull / A. Robertson ↕
F. Burns
69'
72'
D. Lawlor
⚽D. Kyerewaa
73'
↕ P. Lane / J. Marriott
74'
82'
W. Fish / D. Lawlor ↕
82'
J. Colwill / R. Colwill ↕
82'
Y. Salech / C. Willock ↕
86'
ast. O. Kellyman · P. Ng⚽
↕ A. Rinomhota / L. Fraser
88'
↕ H. Roberts / M. Ritchie
88'
↕ R. Nyambe / K. Abrefa
88'
90'+10
W. Fish
90'
C. Robinson / O. Tanner ↕
Pre-match prediction
30.98%
Reading
24.48%
X
44.54%
Cardiff ←
we assigned to the actual result (Cardiff) 44.54% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Reading
0.97
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Cardiff
1.65
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 Lincoln Lincoln 46 103
2 Cardiff Cardiff 46 91
3 Stockport County Stockport County 46 77
4 Bradford Bradford 46 77
5 Bolton Bolton 46 75
6 Stevenage Stevenage 46 75
7 Luton Luton 46 74
8 Plymouth Plymouth 46 73
9 Huddersfield Huddersfield 46 67
10 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 46 65
11 Wycombe Wycombe 46 63
12 Reading Reading 46 63
13 Blackpool Blackpool 46 60
14 Doncaster Doncaster 46 60
15 Barnsley Barnsley 46 59
16 Wigan Wigan 46 56
17 Burton Albion Burton Albion 46 54
18 Peterborough Peterborough 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 46 52
21 Exeter City Exeter City 46 49
22 Port Vale Port Vale 46 42
23 Rotherham Rotherham 46 41
24 Northampton Northampton 46 35
Lineups
Reading Reading 3-4-2-1
1
G 6.70
3
Jeriel Dorsett D 6.30
15 P. O'Connor P. O'Connor D 6.70
12
F. Burns D 5.30
5
H. Roberts 88' M 6.60
18
A. Rinomhota 88' M 6.90
10 L. Wing L. Wing M 6.70
24
R. Nyambe 88' M 6.60
32
P. Lane 74' F 6.70
11
D. Kyerewaa 1 ⚽ F 7.20
9
K. Ehibhatiomhan F 6.70
Bench
2
K. Abrefa 11' D 6.70
6
L. Fraser 11' M 6.30
Cardiff Cardiff 4-2-3-1
13
G 7.00
3
J. Bagan D 6.50
48
D. Lawlor 82' D 6.90
4
G. Osho D 6.90
38
P. Ng 1 ⚽ D 7.90
18
Alex Robertson 67' M 7.00
6
R. Wintle 2 👟 M 7.90
16 C. Willock C. Willock 82' M 6.20
10
R. Colwill 1 ⚽ 82' M 7.20
11 O. Tanner O. Tanner M 6.50
8
O. Kellyman 1 ⚽ 1 👟 F 9.30
Bench
47
C. Robinson 9' F 6.50
23
C. Scanlon D
14
D. Turnbull 32' M 6.50
27
J. Colwill 17' M 6.30
2
W. Fish 17' D 6.70
22 Y. Salech Y. Salech 17' F 6.70
Best on the pitch
O. Kellyman
F · Cardiff
9.30
1 ⚽ 1 👟
3 shots · 7 pass
R. Wintle
M · Cardiff
7.90
2 👟
2 shots · 55 pass
P. Ng
D · Cardiff
7.90
1 ⚽
1 shots · 59 pass
R. Colwill
M · Cardiff
7.20
1 ⚽
2 shots · 22 pass
D. Kyerewaa
F · Reading
7.20
1 ⚽
2 shots · 23 pass
Alex Robertson
M · Cardiff
7.00
2 shots · 25 pass
Reading Reading — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 99 6.70 — — — 30 14% — — —
Jeriel Dorsett D 99 6.30 — — 2 28 16% 4 — —
P. O'Connor D 99 6.70 — — — 26 18% 1 1 —
F. Burns D 99 5.30 — — — 36 23% 1 1 —
H. Roberts M 88 6.60 — — — 20 10% — — —
A. Rinomhota M 88 6.90 — — — 14 11% 2 — —
L. Wing M 99 6.70 — — 1 26 19% 1 — —
R. Nyambe M 88 6.60 — — — 18 15% 2 — —
P. Lane F 74 6.70 — — 2 7 7% — — —
D. Kyerewaa F 99 7.20 1 — 2 23 20% — 1 —
K. Ehibhatiomhan F 99 6.70 — — 2 10 6% 1 — —
K. Abrefa D 11 6.70 — — — 4 2% — — —
L. Fraser M 11 6.30 — — — 8 7% — — —
Cardiff Cardiff — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G 99 7.00 — — — 37 22% — — —
J. Bagan D 99 6.50 — — — 49 42% 3 — —
D. Lawlor D 82 6.90 — — — 49 47% 1 1 —
G. Osho D 99 6.90 — — — 50 46% 2 1 —
P. Ng D 99 7.90 1 — 1 59 47% 1 — —
Alex Robertson M 67 7.00 — — 2 25 23% 4 — —
R. Wintle M 99 7.90 — 2 2 55 52% 1 1 —
C. Willock M 82 6.20 — — — 17 12% — — —
R. Colwill M 82 7.20 1 — 2 22 15% 1 — —
O. Tanner M 90 6.50 — — 1 20 18% 2 — —
O. Kellyman F 99 9.30 1 1 3 7 4% 1 — —
C. Robinson F 9 6.50 — — 1 2 2% — — —
D. Turnbull M 32 6.50 — — — 23 19% — — —
J. Colwill M 17 6.30 — — — 10 9% 1 — —
W. Fish D 17 6.70 — — — 10 7% — — —
Y. Salech F 17 6.70 — — — 5 2% — — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Reading vs Cardiff?
The final score was Reading 1–3 Cardiff.
What did the model predict before Reading vs Cardiff?
The model assigned 30% probability to a Reading win, 24% to a draw, and 44% to an Cardiff win.