Cardiff vs Reading match stats & report
2–1 Full time
Cardiff beat Reading 2–1 in League One on 18 October 2025. Cardiff had 56% of the ball.
Cardiff vs Reading match statistics
- 56% Ball possession 44%
- 11 Total shots 26
- 3 Shots on target 10
- 3 Shots off target 8
- 5 Blocked shots 8
- 8 Shots inside the box 11
- 4 Corners 10
- 11 Fouls 26
- 2 Offsides 2
- 1 Yellow cards 0
- 417 Passes 311
- 74% Pass accuracy 67%
- 8 Goalkeeper saves 0
Goals and cards
- 38' Goal L. Wing (assist M. Ritchie) Reading
- 49' Goal O. Kellyman (assist R. Kpakio) Cardiff
- 65' Goal Y. Salech (assist R. Kpakio) Cardiff
- 76' Yellow card N. Trott Cardiff
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Cardiff
Bench M. Turner , W. Fish , P. Ng , R. Wintle , Cian Ashford , I. Davies , C. Robinson
Reading
Bench Tom Norcott , M. Jacob , A. Yiadom , D. Kyerewaa , Ben Elliott , K. Ehibhatiomhan , Mark O’Mahony
Form guide
Cardiff at home
6–3–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.4 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 10
- Corners
- 7.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 7.3 per game
17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Reading away
5–2–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 5.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.2 per game
41% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Cardiff vs Reading head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff v Reading | 2–1 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.