Apr 9th features a match where Reading and Cardiff City will play a match in Reading in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Reading recorded a 2-1 win against Stoke City. Michael Morrison scored the first goal for Reading in the 13th minute, then Romaine Sawyers tied it up for Stoke City in the 44th minute. Reading is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while cardiff City sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Swansea City. Michael Obafemi struck first for Swansea City in the 6th minute, then Ben Cabango added another in the 57th minute In the end, Cardiff City was frustrated by Swansea City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Swansea City ended the match with the shutout victory. Cardiff City is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Reading was victorious by a score of 1 to 0 in front of a crowd of just over 18000 spectators. Junior Hoilett struck first for Reading in the 38th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cardiff City couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win.
Uche Ikpeazu and Rubin Colwill 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. Reading’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Laurent. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.