Season so far

League One

Key, Reading v Cardiff
League position, Reading 10th, Cardiff City 2ndTotal points, Reading 62, Cardiff City 82

Goals scored

Reading 62Cardiff City 77

Form guide

All competitions

Reading lose
v Doncaster Rovers
1
0
League One
Cardiff City draw
v Huddersfield Town
1
1
League One
Reading lose
v Lincoln City
1
2
League One
Cardiff City won
v Bolton Wanderers
2
0
League One
Reading draw
v Huddersfield Town
1
1
League One
Cardiff City draw
v Peterborough United
1
1
League One
Reading won
v Wigan Athletic
3
0
League One
Cardiff City draw
v Blackpool
0
0
League One
Reading lose
v Hungerford Town
4
3
BBFA Senior Cup
Cardiff City lose
v Wycombe Wanderers
0
2
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Reading and Cardiff City

Played 45

Draw 16
Reading Won 14Cardiff City Won 15

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Cardiff City 2 , Reading 1 on the 18th of October 2025
Cardiff City
Reading
18th of October 2025

Club Friendlies

Cardiff City 2 , Reading 1 on the 31st of July 2024
Cardiff City
Reading
31st of July 2024

Championship

Cardiff City 1 , Reading 0 on the 17th of February 2023
Cardiff City
Reading
17th of February 2023

Match Facts

  • Reading have lost just one of their last eight home league games against Cardiff City (W3 D4), winning this exact fixture 2-1 the last time it was played in August 2022.

  • After winning the reverse fixture 2-1 in October, Cardiff City will be looking to complete a first league double over Reading since the 2011-12 season.

  • Reading have lost each of their last two league games and will be looking to avoid losing three in succession for the just the second time this season after their opening three outings. 

  • Only Lincoln City (20) have collected more points away from home in League One in 2026 than Cardiff (18 – W4 D6 L1), while they’ve scored in each of their last 15 league games on the road, never doing so in 16 successive matches in the Football League before.