CARDIFF. Cardiff City snatched a late win Reading 1-0 after R. Sawyers scored just 1 goal (90′). Cardiff City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond assisted by Philip Dermott and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 19 Total 5
- 5 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 87 Attack 88
- 78 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 63% while Reading was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cardiff City was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cardiff City won the match.
Cardiff City shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reading shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (Mark McGuinness). On the opposite side, Reading received 2 yellow cards (S. Dann and Mamadou Loum).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cardiff City will have 35 points to hold in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Reading will stay with 41 points like Bristol City to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away with Burnley on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
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66'
90'
Cardiff City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Sabri Lamouchi decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop , Perry Ng , Cédric Kipré , Mark McGuinness , Callum O’Dowda , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Romaine Sawyers , Ryan Wintle , Callum Robinson , Kion Etete and Sory Kaba .
The home team had on the bench: Sheyi Ojo , Jak Alnwick, Andy Rinomhota, Mahlon Romeo, Jack Simpson, Joe Ralls and Connor Wickham .
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 4 changes: Sory Kaba for Connor Wickham (58′), Callum O’Dowda for Sheyi Ojo (65′), Callum O’Dowda for Thomas Ince (66′) and K. Etete for Joe Ralls (70′).
Best player: Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Jaden Philogene-Bidace even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Scott Dann , Naby Sarr , Junior Hoilett , Tyrese Fornah , Mamadou Loum , Tom McIntyre , Nesta Guinness-Walker , Femi Azeez and Andy Carroll .
They had on the bench: Cesare Casadei, Jack Senga-Ngoyi, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Thomas Ince , Yakou Méïté , Dean Bouzanis and Nelson Abbey.
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: O. Azeez for Yakou Meite (62′) and N. Guinness-Walker for Nelson Abby (82′).
Best player: Amadou Salif Mbengue
The most impressive player for Reading was Amadou Salif Mbengue.
His rating is with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Cardiff City – Reading – 1-0
