Reading vs Cardiff: result 1-2 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 17Kick-off on November 19, 2011 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Cardiff?
Cardiff won 1-2 on November 19, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 2′Peter WhittinghamCardiff
- 70′M. HudsonCardiff
- 77′J. KébéReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Cardiff
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 9A. Le Fondre
- 10N. Hunt
- 4Jem Karacan
- 8M. Leigertwood
- 11Jobi McAnuff
- 14J. Kébé
- 5A. Pearce
- 16Joseph Nathan Mills
- 17K. Gorkšs
- 24Shaun Cummings
- 1A. Federici
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 9Kenny Miller
- 4F. Kiss
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 8D. Cowie
- 11C. Conway
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 2K. McNaughton
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 5M. Hudson
- 25Ben Howard Turner
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Cardiff have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2011 | Birmingham(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Nov 1, 2011 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Crystal Palace(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Southampton(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Oct 18, 2011 | Derby(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2011 | Crystal Palace(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Derby(away) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Oct 30, 2011 | Leeds(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Oct 25, 2011 | Burnley(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Oct 22, 2011 | Barnsley(home) | 5-3 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 0.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Cardiff score 2.2 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Cardiff | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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