Reading vs Cardiff City

Cardiff City won 3-1 at Reading in the England League One on Saturday 18 April 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 9 meetings, including this one, Cardiff City won 5, Reading won 3 and 1 was drawn.

England League One Sat 18 Apr 2026, 15:00 Save

Reading

HT 0-1

Cardiff City

Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading Matthew Corlett

Reading vs Cardiff City timeline

40' Rubin Colwill 0-1 Goal · Assist Ryan Wintle · Header, Cardiff City
41' Gabriel Osho Yellow card, Cardiff City
55' Omari Kellyman 0-2 Goal · Assist Ryan Wintle · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
63' Daniel Kyerewaa Yellow card · Argument, Reading
63' Ryan Wintle Yellow card · Argument, Cardiff City
64' Paudie O'Connor Yellow card · Argument, Reading
69' Finley Burns Yellow card · Foul, Reading
72' Dylan Lawlor Yellow card · Handball, Cardiff City
73' Daniel Kyerewaa 1-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Reading
86' Perry Ng 1-3 Goal · Assist Omari Kellyman · Left foot shot, Cardiff City
90+10' Will Fish Yellow card · Foul, Cardiff City

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Reading vs Cardiff City stats

1st Half 2nd Half

ReadingCardiff City

2.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.89

0.84 xG on target 1.99

37% Possession 63%

86 Attacks 87

31 Dang. Attacks 38

15 Shots 15

7 Shots On Target 9

6 Big Chances 2

7 Corners 9

68% Pass Accuracy 83%

6 Saves 5

6 Fouls 11

3 Yellow Cards 4

2 Offsides 2

2.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.89

0.84 xG on target 1.99

86 Attacks 87

31 Dang. Attacks 38

15 Shots 15

7 Shots On Target 9

5 Shots Off Target 3

3 Shots Blocked 3

11 Shots Inside Box 7

4 Shots Outside Box 8

6 Big Chances 2

5 Big Chances Missed 0

7 Corners 9

16 Dribbles 7

6 Successful Dribbles 1

38% Dribble Success 14%

2 Offsides 2

Reading vs Cardiff City lineups

Confirmed

Reading 3-4-2-1

1 Joel Pereira

12 Finley Burns
15 Paudie O'Connor
3 Jeriel Dorsett

24 Ryan Nyambe
10 Lewis Wing
18 Andy Rinomhota
5 Haydon Roberts

11 Daniel Kyerewaa
32 Paddy Lane

9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Substitutes

2 Kelvin Abrefa 88'
6 Liam Fraser 88'
7 Jack Marriott 74'
22 Michael Stickland
30 Matt Ritchie 88'
31 Tom Norcott
57 Sean Patton

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1

13 Nathan Trott

18 Alex Robertson
6 Ryan Wintle

8 Omari Kellyman

Substitutes

2 Will Fish 82'
14 David Turnbull 67'
22 Yousef Salech 82'
23 Calum Scanlon
27 Joel Colwill 82'
41 Matthew Turner
47 Callum Robinson 90'

Reading and Cardiff City player stats

Reading player stats

1 Joel Pereira GK	90	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
3 Jeriel Dorsett DEF	90	0	2	0	29	0	2	0	29	0
12 Finley Burns DEF	90	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	39	2
15 Paudie O'Connor DEF	90	0	2	1	26	1	2	1	26	1
10 Lewis Wing MID	90	0	2	1	25	1	2	1	25	1
5 Haydon Roberts MID	88	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19	0
18 Andy Rinomhota MID	88	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	15	1
24 Ryan Nyambe MID	88	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan FWD	90	0	2	2	11	0	2	2	11	0
11 Daniel Kyerewaa FWD	90	1	3	1	23	0	3	1	23	0
32 Paddy Lane FWD	74	0	2	1	7	0	2	1	7	0
2 Kelvin Abrefa DEF Sub	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
6 Liam Fraser MID Sub	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9	0
30 Matt Ritchie MID Sub	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
7 Jack Marriott FWD Sub	16	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Cardiff City player stats

13 Nathan Trott GK	90	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	37	0
3 Joel Bagan DEF	90	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	49	0
4 Gabriel Osho DEF	90	0	0	0	0	51	1	0	0	51	1
38 Perry Ng DEF	90	1	0	2	1	59	2	2	1	59	2
48 Dylan Lawlor DEF	82	0	0	0	0	49	1	0	0	49	1
6 Ryan Wintle MID	90	0	2	2	1	56	0	2	1	56	0
11 Ollie Tanner MID	90	0	0	2	1	20	0	2	1	20	0
10 Rubin Colwill MID	82	1	0	2	2	23	1	2	2	23	1
16 Chris Willock MID	82	0	0	1	0	17	1	1	0	17	1
18 Alex Robertson MID	67	0	0	2	2	24	1	2	2	24	1
8 Omari Kellyman FWD	90	1	1	3	2	7	1	3	2	7	1
2 Will Fish DEF Sub	8	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
14 David Turnbull MID Sub	23	0	0	0	0	23	1	0	0	23	1
27 Joel Colwill MID Sub	8	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10	0
47 Callum Robinson FWD Sub	11	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1
22 Yousef Salech FWD Sub	8	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Reading vs Cardiff City team news

Reading were without 1 player and Cardiff City had no reported absences.

Reading 1 out

Ben Elliott Thigh Problems · Missed 36 games Injured

Cardiff City 0 out

No reported absences.

Reading vs Cardiff City form

Reading L L D W L

Cardiff City D W D D L

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Cardiff City vs Reading head to head

5 Cardiff City wins 1 draws 3 Reading wins

2.6 goals per game 78% both teams scored 67% over 2.5 goals

Reading vs Cardiff City standings

League One table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	14	8	5	1	28	12	+16	29
2	Stockport County	14	8	2	4	26	14	+12	26
3	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	22	11	+11	26
4	Luton Town	14	7	3	4	27	21	+6	24
5	Plymouth Argyle	14	7	2	5	21	19	+2	23
6	Reading	14	6	4	4	25	15	+10	22
7	Bradford City	13	6	4	3	10	8	+2	22
8	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	21	21	0	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	5	3	22	14	+8	20
10	Leicester City	13	5	4	4	22	19	+3	19
11	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons	13	4	6	3	22	20	+2	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers	13	4	6	3	21	23	-2	18
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	19	14	+5	17
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	18	21	-3	17
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	17	13	+4	16
17	Notts County	12	3	5	4	13	14	-1	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	3	4	6	9	21	-12	13
19	Blackpool	12	3	3	6	17	21	-4	12
20	Doncaster Rovers	13	3	3	7	14	22	-8	12
21	Wigan Athletic	14	3	2	9	11	22	-11	11
22	Peterborough United	13	2	4	7	11	23	-12	10
23	Barnsley	12	2	3	7	12	22	-10	9
24	Bromley	13	2	3	8	13	33	-20	9

League One home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	18	4	1	53	20	+33	58
2	Cardiff City	23	17	2	4	50	23	+27	53
3	Bolton Wanderers	25	15	8	2	51	25	+26	53
4	Bradford City	24	15	5	4	32	18	+14	50
5	Stevenage	24	14	7	3	27	14	+13	49
6	Stockport County	24	14	4	6	40	26	+14	46
7	Luton Town	23	13	6	4	37	24	+13	45
8	Wycombe Wanderers	23	13	3	7	45	23	+22	42
9	Huddersfield Town	23	11	9	3	42	27	+15	42
10	Blackpool	23	12	5	6	35	29	+6	41
11	Wigan Athletic	23	11	4	8	24	17	+7	37
12	Reading	23	10	7	6	33	28	+5	37
13	Mansfield Town	23	9	8	6	38	27	+11	35
14	Plymouth Argyle	23	10	4	9	33	33	0	34
15	Barnsley	23	9	6	8	39	37	+2	33
16	Doncaster Rovers	23	9	6	8	27	32	-5	33
17	Burton Albion	23	9	5	9	27	28	-1	32
18	Leyton Orient	23	8	7	8	32	30	+2	31
19	Exeter City	23	8	7	8	30	29	+1	31
20	Peterborough United	23	8	6	9	39	30	+9	30
21	AFC Wimbledon	23	8	4	11	25	31	-6	28
22	Rotherham United	23	6	9	8	24	32	-8	27
23	Northampton Town	23	6	4	13	23	31	-8	22
24	Port Vale	23	4	9	10	17	25	-8	21

League One away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lincoln City	23	13	6	4	36	21	+15	45
2	Plymouth Argyle	23	12	3	8	42	30	+12	39
3	Cardiff City	23	10	8	5	40	27	+13	38
4	Stockport County	25	10	7	8	35	36	-1	37
5	Bolton Wanderers	24	7	10	7	25	28	-3	31
6	Mansfield Town	23	7	9	7	24	23	+1	30
7	Luton Town	23	8	5	10	31	32	-1	29
8	Bradford City	24	7	6	11	26	35	-9	27
9	Doncaster Rovers	23	8	3	12	23	37	-14	27
10	Reading	23	6	8	9	31	32	-1	26
11	Barnsley	23	6	8	9	29	36	-7	26
12	Stevenage	24	7	5	12	22	35	-13	26
13	Huddersfield Town	23	7	4	12	32	37	-5	25
14	AFC Wimbledon	23	7	4	12	26	41	-15	25
15	Peterborough United	23	7	2	14	25	38	-13	23
16	Burton Albion	23	4	10	9	23	32	-9	22
17	Wycombe Wanderers	23	4	9	10	24	35	-11	21
18	Leyton Orient	23	6	3	14	27	41	-14	21
19	Port Vale	23	6	3	14	19	36	-17	21
20	Wigan Athletic	23	3	10	10	25	41	-16	19
21	Blackpool	23	5	4	14	19	36	-17	19
22	Exeter City	23	4	6	13	22	32	-10	18
23	Rotherham United	23	4	2	17	17	39	-22	14
24	Northampton Town	23	3	4	16	16	43	-27	13

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League One 2025/2026 standings as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:35 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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26%Reading 26%Draw 48%Cardiff City

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Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading Capacity 24,161 · Grass
Weather: 12°C, few clouds Wind 20 km/h · Humidity 68%
Managers: Leam Richardson Reading Brian Barry-Murphy Cardiff City
Officials: Referee Matthew Corlett 1st Assistant J. Clench 2nd Assistant R. Murphy 4th Official I. Searle

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Reading 3-4-2-1

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