Cardiff City VS Reading Match Prediction
2020-01-31
19:45:00
Cardiff City
VS
Reading
Our Prediction Tip
Cardiff City will win this match.
2020-01-3119:45:00 Cardiff City will win this match.
Through 34 matches, Cardiff have 11 wins, 12 draws, and ten losses against Reading. Here's a look at the last five results:
Jan 25, 2020: Reading 1-1 Cardiff (FA Cup)
Aug 18, 2019: Reading 3-0 Cardiff
May 6, 2018: Cardiff 0-0 Reading
Dec 11, 2017: Reading 2-2 Cardiff
Jan 28, 2017: Reading 2-1 Cardiff
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Cardiff are at evens, a draw is at 5/2, and Reading are at 13/5.
Cardiff will begin the 30th round of the season down in 12th place in the table with 42 points following their win on Tuesday. That means they are now five off the pace of the playoff spots, giving them something to shoot for in the coming weeks and months. In their last five outings, they have eight points but just two wins, so more consistency is going to be needed for them to obtain one of those precious spots.
Reading, meanwhile, will begin this round with 37 points and begin play in 15th after a loss on Tuesday. That is four without a win in the Championship now and just two points over that same stretch. They are now ten points out of the playoff places, making it very difficult to envision them being able to make it. Crazier things have happened but that is a ton of points to make up and spots to jump as well.
The Bluebirds have been extremely proficient at home this term, having picked up 29 of their 42 points there thus far. They have lost just once there so far, with eight wins and five draws coming in the other 13 encounters. In their last five matches, they have nine points due to three draws and two wins. Reading have been decent thus far on the road, picking up 18 points from 15 games. It’s not among the best in the division, but it’s also far from the worst. In their last five, they have lost just once and have taken a respectable eight points from the 15 on offer.
Ladbrokes have both teams scoring at ¾.
Betfair have Cardiff scoring first at 1.73.
Cardiff will be a little sick of drawing, seeing as how turning a few of those into wins could have them in the top six. But that’s how it goes, and it looks as if that habit could persist a bit more in this encounter, unless that home record kicks in for them.
Neil Harris looks set to have a full side to pick from for this home match against Reading.
Lee Tomlin has been a standout star for the Bluebirds this term, and it’s hard to see him not being back in the lineup. He has scored five times thus far and has also tacked on six assists, making him an extremely valuable member of the team. Behind him, Callum Paterson helps drive the side. He doesn’t have the greatest numbers, but he did come up with a big goal, along with Tomlin, on Tuesday to give them a much-needed win to keep up their positive momentum.
Cardiff have two wins and three draws in their last five matches:
2-1 home win vs West Brom
1-1 draw at Reading (FA Cup)
1-1 draw at Birmingham
3-4 win at Carlisle (FA Cup)
0-0 home draw vs Swansea
Mark Bowen also appears set to have a full side to pick from here as they look to turn around from their recent woes.
One man that has made a rather large impact for Reading this term is on-loan Liverpool man Ovie Ejaria. He has gone quiet of late, but he has three goals and three assists so far, very much numbers he would like to and probably needs to add to for them to pick it back up a bit. Up front, Romanian striker George Puscas is the man to keep an eye on. He has six goals thus far, but none of those have come since he scored a hat trick in November at Wigan in a victory.
Reading have two losses, two draws, and a win in their last five matches:
0-1 home loss vs Bristol
1-1 home draw vs Cardiff (FA Cup)
1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest
2-0 loss at Millwall
0-2 win at Blackpool (FA Cup)
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