Cardiff 2-0 Reading
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Match stats
Starting XIs
Line-ups ›Standouts: D. Marshall 8.6 · N. Blackman 8.1 · O. Norwood 8.0
Match analysis
5 sections05:487 November 2015: the Championship matchday 16 match ended Cardiff 2-0 Reading.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Cardiff scored first, in the 44th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 44' K. Jones, assisted by J. Ralls → 1-0; 53' M. Connolly, assisted by J. Ralls → 2-0.
Yellow cards: Cardiff 3, Reading 2.
Statistical comparison
Shots 10-19 (5-10 on target); possession 50%-50%; corners 4-8; pass accuracy 72%-72%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
D. Marshall was Cardiff's highest-rated player at 8.6 in 90 minutes: 10 saves.
N. Blackman was Reading's highest-rated player at 8.1 in 90 minutes: 3 shots on target, 1 key pass, won 11 of 16 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Cardiff vs Reading (Championship matchday 16, 7 November 2015) finished 2-0. Goals: K. Jones 44', M. Connolly 53'. Match stats: possession Cardiff 50%, Reading 50%; shots on target 5-10.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.