Cardiff vs Reading

League One 18 Oct 2025, 14:00
Cardiff
Cardiff
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium Round 13

Match report

Cardiff edged past Reading 2-1 in the League One on 18 October 2025.

Reading had 26 shots to Cardiff's 11.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 11 - 26 On target 3 - 10 Corners 4 - 10 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Lewis Wing
Reading · 1 goal
8 Omari Kellyman 1 goal
8 Ronan Kpakio 2 assists
8 Calum Chambers 70 passes (80% accurate)
8 William Fish captained the side
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 11 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–11 7–15
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–8
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 2–4 2–6
Attacks 36–39 53–51
Match statistics
4 Corners 10
5 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 90
44 Dangerous Attacks 57
2 On Target 10
5 Off Target 12
54% Ball Possession 46%
11 Shots Total 26
3 Shots On Goal 10
3 Shots Off Goal 8
5 Shots Blocked 8
8 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 15
9 Fouls 12
4 Corners 10
2 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 0
8 Saves 0
413 Passes Total 311
307 Passes Accurate 209
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 4 G. Osho 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
27 J. Colwill 14 D. Turnbull
8 O. Kellyman 10 R. Colwill 16 C. Willock
22 Y. Salech
Reading · 4-3-3
25 J. Stevens
2 K. Abrefa 12 F. Burns 15 P. O’Connor 3 J. Dorsett
10 L. Wing 29 K. Doyle 8 C. Savage
30 M. Ritchie 7 J. Marriott 32 P. Lane
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 2 William Fish
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 38 Perry Ng
  • 6 Ryan Wintle
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 17 Andy Yiadom
  • 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
  • 5 Matty Jacob
  • 20 Mark O'Mahony
  • 31 Tom Norcott
  • 4 Ben Elliott
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ W. Fish ↓ G. Osho Cardiff
  • 64' ↑ I. Davies ↓ O. Kellyman Cardiff
  • 64' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ J. Colwill Cardiff
  • 69' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 70' ↑ A. Yiadom ↓ K. Abrefa Reading
  • 70' ↑ D. Kyerewaa ↓ M. Ritchie Reading
  • 74' ↑ M. Jacob ↓ J. R. Dorsett A. Reading
  • 79' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff
  • 86' ↑ M. O'Mahony ↓ P. Lane Reading
Cards
  • 76' N. Trott Cardiff
Head-to-head
Cardiff 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 D D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Reading?
Cardiff won 2-1 against Reading on 18 October 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Reading?
Cardiff won the match 2-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Reading played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Reading?
Cardiff had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.