Reading vs Cardiff City

Championship - Regular Season 6 Aug 2022, 14:00
Reading
Reading
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 D. England Round 2

Match report

Reading edged past Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 6 August 2022.

Cardiff City dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Reading had 8 shots to Cardiff City's 6.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with D. England in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 8 - 6 On target 2 - 2 Corners 1 - 2 Fouls 17 - 16 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Ryan Wintle
Cardiff City · 1 assist
7 Thomas Ince 1 goal
7 Shane Long 1 goal
7 Callum O'Dowda 1 goal
7 Joe Lumley captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 3–3
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–0
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 0–2 1–0
Attacks 32–45 46–42
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
1 Substitution 4
78 Attacks 87
39 Dangerous Attacks 43
2 On Target 1
7 Off Target 4
8 Shots Total 6
2 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 0
4 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 2
17 Fouls 16
1 Corners 2
3 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
243 Passes Total 386
159 Passes Accurate 292
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 5-4-1
1 J. Lumley
23 J. Hoilett 17 A. Yiadom 3 T. Holmes 5 T. McIntyre 18 N. Guinness-Walker
10 T. Ince 19 T. Fornah 8 J. Hendrick 14 O. Ejaria
7 S. Long
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Allsop
2 M. Romeo 16 C. Nelson 23 C. Kipré 17 J. Collins
6 R. Wintle 35 A. Rinomhota
10 S. Ojo 19 R. Sawyers 11 C. O'Dowda
36 M. Watters
Reading
Coach
P. Ince
Substitutes
  • 21 Dean Bouzanis
  • 33 John Clarke
  • 30 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 37 Kian Leavy
  • 35 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 34 Louie Holzman
  • 48 Basil Tuma
Cardiff City
Coach
S. Morison
Substitutes
  • 21 Jak Alnwick
  • 15 Oliver Denham
  • 12 Thomas Sang
  • 8 Joe Ralls
  • 25 Jaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 29 Mark Harris
  • 9 Kion Etete
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Ralls ↓ A. Rinomhota Cardiff City
  • 52' ↑ M. Harris ↓ M. Watters Cardiff City
  • 66' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ O. Ejaria Reading
  • 73' ↑ J. Philogene-Bidace ↓ M. Romeo Cardiff City
  • 73' ↑ T. Sang ↓ R. Sawyers Cardiff City
  • 73' ↑ K. Etete ↓ S. Ojo Cardiff City
  • 81' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ S. Long Reading
  • 90+5' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ J. Hoilett Reading
Cards
  • 20' J. Hoilett Reading
  • 25' C. Nelson Cardiff City
  • 65' J. Collins Cardiff City
  • 86' K. Abrefa Reading
  • 90' A. Yiadom Reading
  • 90' M. Harris Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Reading 3 5 draws 3 Cardiff City
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
Reading D D L W D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Cardiff City?
Reading won 2-1 against Cardiff City on 6 August 2022.
Who won Reading vs Cardiff City?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Reading vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.