Cardiff vs Reading Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - February 16, 2023

Cardiff vs Reading
English Championship
Date: 17 February 2023, Friday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff).

Cardiff finally managed to arrest the huge slump in form and pick up their maiden league win since November 5th as they dispatched Birmingham 0-2 on the road on Tuesday night.

It was a tight affair without too many goal-scoring chances on either end but the Bluebirds eventually managed to find two late goals in quick succession through Perry Ng and Callum Robinson to make the difference at St. Andrew’s.

Sabri Lamouchi’s men have thus ended a four-loss streak in the league and they remained above the relegation zone as a consequence.

The job is by no means done, though, as the Bluebirds are looking ahead of another super-important game on Friday evening when they will open Matchday No 33 with the home clash against Reading.

The visitors have also terminated their crisis of results by beating Rotherham 2-1 three days ago at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Andy Carroll and Tyrese Fornah bagged second-half goals to complete a comeback for Paul Ince’s squad on the occasion.

Reading are not in danger of getting dropped to League One football thanks to a strong start to the campaign.

However, we must say the Royals own a horrendous record on travels with 3 wins, 2 draws, and 11 defeats in 16 league matches away from home this season.

Cardiff vs Reading Head-to-head

• Draw has historically been the most common of the outcomes in the history of this matchup, occurring in 15 of 41 games.
• Reading have four wins, one draw, and one defeat in the previous six encounters with the Bluebirds.
• Both teams scored in seven of the previous eight head to head affairs.

Cardiff vs Reading Prediction

We have witnessed goals at both ends quite regularly in the recent head to head history between these rivals but this match could be an exception. The main reason is Cardiff’s strong defensive showing in the road win over Birmingham on Tuesday.

We believe the hosts have what it takes to back up the win at St. Andrew’s with a much-needed success in front of their fans here. The main bet is Cardiff to win to nil at the 3.40 odds, while we will also back the Bluebirds to win 2-0 at the 9.00 odds.

Cardiff vs Reading Betting Tips

• Cardiff to win to nil @ 3.40 (12/5)

• Correct Score: Cardiff 2-0 @ 9.00 (8/1) odd.

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