In this 33rd week match, on Friday Feb 17th, Cardiff City will play host to Reading in a meeting of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Cardiff City sits at 21st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Birmingham City. Perry Ng struck first for Cardiff City in the 84th minute, then Callum Robinson added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Connor Wickham In the end, Birmingham City couldn’t muster any offence and Cardiff City ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while reading is fresh off their 2-1 win against Rotherham United. Lee Peltier scored the first goal for Rotherham United in the 37th minute, but Andy Carroll got the equalizer for Reading in the 52nd minute But luckily in the 90th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Tyrese Fornah. Reading is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Reading and Cardiff City last played eachother at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Aug 6th. Reading was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Callum O’Dowda struck first for Cardiff City in the 4th minute on a feed from Ryan Wintle, but Shane Long got the equalizer for Reading in the 27th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 63rd minute on a goal by Thomas Ince.
Reading is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Amadou Salif Mbengue and Jeff Hendrick each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Sory Kaba and Callum Robinson are the top scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.