Cardiff vs Reading: result 3-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 25Kick-off on January 2, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Reading?
Cardiff won 3-1 on January 2, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 13′J. MasonCardiff
- 19′A. GunnarssonCardiff
- 36′Kenny MillerCardiff
- 45′Jobi McAnuffReading
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Reading have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2011 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 26, 2011 | Watford(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Dec 17, 2011 | Middlesbrough(home) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Dec 10, 2011 | Millwall(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Birmingham(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2011 | Ipswich(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 26, 2011 | Brighton(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Dec 17, 2011 | Leeds(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 10, 2011 | West Ham(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Dec 3, 2011 | Blackpool(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Cardiff win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Reading win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2011 | Reading 1-2 Cardiff | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Reading | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cardiff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy