Predictions for Cardiff vs Reading

Cardiff City vs Reading Betting Tips: 17/02/2023 - Matchday 33 - England Championship

17th of February at 20:00 we have yet another match of the England Championship. The match is Cardiff City vs Reading. And if you are looking for betting tips, you have arrived in the right place as our team of specialists has gone over all of the data and come up with what we think is the best betting tip for this match. So keep reading and good luck!

🔥 Reading has conceded at least a goal in its last 9 matches

🔥 The past 5 matches between Cardiff and Reading have ended with under 9.5 Corners

🔥 Cardiff has conceded at least a goal in its last 9 matches against Reading

🔥 Cardiff and Reading average 2.13 goals scored per match

Cardiff		Reading
21	Standings	15
0.75	Goal Scored	1.13
1.13	Goals Conceded	1.48
28%	% Over 2.5	58%
34%	% BTTS	48%
1.37	xG	1.16
1.37	xGA	1.46

Cardiff		Reading
21	Standings	23
0.75	Goal Scored	0.69
1	Goals Conceded	1.81
28%	% Over 2.5	58%
44%	% BTTS	38%
1.61	xG	1.12
1.14	xGA	1.55

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Summary

Goal Scored

Having an average of 0.75 goals scored per match in this season of the Championship makes Cardiff City the 24th best attack in the competition. The home team has scored 24 goals in the 32 matches played so far this season.

Averaging 1.13 goals scored per match up until now, Reading is 14th in terms of attacking power in this season’s Championship. the visiting team has played 31 matches, and found the back of the net 35 goals.

Goals Conceded

The home team has conceded 36 goals in the 32 matches it has taken part in for this season’s Championship. This means that Cardiff City averages 1.13 goals conceded per match, making it the 9th team in terms of defensive ability in this competition.

Opponents have found the back of Reading’s net 46 times in the 31 matches the team has played so far in the competition. Averaging 1.48 goals conceded in the Championship makes Reading the 21th best defence.

% Over 2.5

The Over 2.5 markets could be interesting. Cardiff City, for example, would have won such a bet in 28% of the matches it played so far in this season’s Championship

Reading and Cardiff City have been raising some eyebrows in the Over 2.5 Goals market. The away team averages Over 2.5 goals in 58% of its matches, which compares to the league average of 45%. Let’s see how it turns out…

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

If you are considering betting on BTTS for this match, it is probably important to know that 34% of matches from Cardiff City this season have seen Both Teams to Score. Will it yield a positive outcome this time around?

If we look at the away team’s stats we will see that coming up to this match, Reading has both scored and conceded at least one goal in 48% of the times in entered the pitch in this season’s Championship.

Expected Goals (xG)

The Championship is a competition that we know has produced some attacking quality of the past few years, and Cardiff City, with its average of 1.37 xG per match will try to prove exactly that for this match.

We mentioned earlier that Reading scores an average of 1.13 goals per match. Did you know that they average 1.16 expected goals per 90’? Do you think this is maybe an opportunity for bettors looking at opportunities from the visitor’s point of view?

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

Reading will do what it can to score against the hosts, which arrive at today’s match with 1.37 Expected Goals Against so far in this season of the Championship. We’ll see if Cardiff City can keep it’s net safe.

xGA tell us as much as goals conceded, since it does not take into account how efficient the opposing team’s attack is. And the visitors get to this match with a 90’ average of 1.46 xGA. Should we expect this match to fall under the rest of the season average?

Predictions

Cardiff City hosts Reading on 17th of February at 20:00 for the matchday 33 of the Championship, and we have analysed the data and are happy with our prediction for Cardiff City vs Reading.

We have a full team of specialists going over all of the matches happening today and this is one of those that we feel confident enough to recommend a betting tip.

Let’s jump right into this match taking place on 17th of February at 20:00 for the Matchday 33 in the Championship, and find below our prediction for Cardiff City vs Reading. And if you decide to follow it, good luck!