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Reading vs Cardiff City
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Matthew CorlettLeague One 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Cardiff City- 40′⚽
Rubin Colwill 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Ryan Wintle
Header
- 41′
Gabriel Osho
Yellowcard
- 55′⚽
Omari Kellyman 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ryan Wintle
Left foot shot
Daniel Kyerewaa
Yellowcard
Argument
63′- 63′
Ryan Wintle
Yellowcard
Argument
Paudie O'Connor
Yellowcard
Argument
64′- 67′⇄
David Turnbull
Substitution
Off: Alex Robertson
Finley Burns
Yellowcard
Foul
69′- 72′
Dylan Lawlor
Yellowcard
Handball
- ⚽
Daniel Kyerewaa 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
73′ - ⇄
Jack Marriott
Substitution
Off: Paddy Lane
74′ - 82′⇄
Joel Colwill
Substitution
Off: Rubin Colwill
- 82′⇄
Will Fish
Substitution
Off: Dylan Lawlor
- 82′⇄
Yousef Salech
Substitution
Off: Chris Willock
- 86′⚽
Perry Ng 1-3
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Omari Kellyman
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Kelvin Abrefa
Substitution
Off: Ryan Nyambe
88′ - ⇄
Liam Fraser
Substitution
Off: Andy Rinomhota
88′ - ⇄
Matt Ritchie
Substitution
Off: Haydon Roberts
88′ - 90′⇄
Callum Robinson
Substitution
Off: Ollie Tanner
- 90+10′
Will Fish
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7.07 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 6.51 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.11 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.81 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.19 | |
| 74 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.67 | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.66 | |
| 16 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5.90 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
Latest: Lincoln City · 1–2
Match stats
6 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Lincoln City · 2025/2026
Cardiff City
Latest: Huddersfield Town · 1–1
Match stats
14 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Huddersfield Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 12 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Cardiff City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Cardiff City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Cardiff City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Cardiff City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Reading
Cardiff City
Previous meetings
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