Cardiff City vs Reading

Championship - Regular Season 2 Oct 2021, 14:00
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 T. Bramall Round 11

Match report

Reading edged past Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 2 October 2021.

Cardiff City had 27 shots to Reading's 2.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with T. Bramall in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 27 - 2 On target 5 - 1 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 18 - 5 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Junior Hoilett
Reading · 1 goal
8 Ryan John Giles captained the side
8 Luke Southwood 5 saves
8 Josh Laurent 65 passes (88% accurate)
7 Alex Smithies captained the side
First half vs second half
Cardiff City stepped it up after the break, with 17 shots in the second half compared to 10 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–1 17–1
Shots On Goal 1–1 4–0
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 3–1 4–1
Attacks 62–75 69–37
Match statistics
3 Substitution 2
131 Attacks 112
81 Dangerous Attacks 66
6 On Target 1
19 Off Target 1
27 Shots Total 2
5 Shots On Goal 1
10 Shots Off Goal 1
12 Shots Blocked 0
19 Shots Inside Box 2
8 Shots Outside Box 0
18 Fouls 5
7 Corners 2
0 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Saves 5
429 Passes Total 470
355 Passes Accurate 368
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
25 A. Smithies
2 M. McGuinness 5 A. Flint 16 C. Nelson 30 C. Brown
21 M. Pack 8 J. Ralls
26 R. Giles 37 S. Bowen 7 L. Bacuna
10 K. Moore
Reading · 4-2-3-1
22 L. Southwood
17 A. Yiadom 6 L. Moore 28 J. Laurent 21 A. Rahman
19 A. Dele-Bashiru 15 D. Drinkwater
23 J. Hoilett 10 J. Swift 14 O. Ejaria
47 G. Pu?ca?
Cardiff City
Coach
M. McCarthy
Substitutes
  • 1 Dillon Phillips
  • 3 Joel Bagan
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 6 Will Vaulks
  • 29 Mark Harris
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 19 James Collins
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 33 Rafael
  • 41 Ethan Bristow
  • 38 Michael Stickland
  • 24 Scott Dann
  • 36 Claudio Osorio
  • 35 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 39 Jahmari Clarke
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ L. Bacuna Cardiff City
  • 66' ↑ S. Dann ↓ G. Puşcaş Reading
  • 79' ↑ J. Collins ↓ S. Bowen Cardiff City
  • 79' ↑ W. Vaulks ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 80' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
Cards
  • 32' M. Pack Cardiff City
  • 37' J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 84' J. Collins Cardiff City
  • 90+3' M. McGuinness Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Cardiff City 3 5 draws 3 Reading
2026-04-18 Reading vs Cardiff 0 - 0
2025-10-18 Cardiff vs Reading 2 - 1
2024-07-31 Cardiff City vs Reading 2 - 1
2022-08-06 Reading vs Cardiff City 2 - 1
2022-04-09 Reading vs Cardiff City 1 - 2
2021-10-02 Cardiff City vs Reading 0 - 1
Recent form
Cardiff City D D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff City vs Reading?
Cardiff City lost 0-1 against Reading on 2 October 2021.
Who won Cardiff City vs Reading?
Reading won the match 1-0.
Where was Cardiff City vs Reading played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff City vs Reading?
Cardiff City had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.