Reading 2-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2022

Result

Reading 2-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 6 August 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 2-1 Cardiff City: match report

Reading won against Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 6 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-1.

Callum O'Dowda opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Reading's goals came from Ingo Goetze (27', penalty) and Tom Ince (63'). Cardiff City scored through Callum O'Dowda (4').

Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards.

Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 50 points, and Cardiff City 22nd with 49.

Reading lined up in a 5-4-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Wintle of Cardiff City (7.7), ahead of Tom Ince (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Reading wins, 4 draws and 1 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Callum O'DowdaCardiff City · 0-1
  • 20'Yellow card · Junior HoilettReading
  • 25'Yellow card · C. NelsonCardiff City
  • 27'Penalty goal · Ingo GoetzeReading · 1-1
  • 63'Goal · Tom InceReading · 2-1
  • 65'Yellow card · J. CollinsCardiff City
  • 86'Yellow card · K. AbrefaReading
  • 90'Yellow card · Mark HarrisCardiff City
  • 90'Yellow card · A. YiadomReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 5, draws 4, Cardiff City 1.

Team news

Reading line-up (5-4-1)

Joe Lumley, Junior Hoilett, Andy Yiadom, Tom Holmes, Tom McIntyre, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tom Ince, Tyrese Fornah, Jeff Hendrick, Ovie Ejaria, Shane Long

Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ryan Allsop, Mahlon Romeo, Curtis Nelson, Cédric Kipré, Jamilu Collins, Ryan Wintle, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Sheyi Ojo, R. Sawyers, Callum O'Dowda, Max Watters