Reading 2-1 Cardiff
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: R. Wintle 7.5 · T. Ince 7.3 · C. O'Dowda 7.3
Match analysis
5 sections19:406 August 2022: the Championship matchday 2 match ended Reading 2-1 Cardiff.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-1 at half-time. The decisive goals came after the interval. Cardiff scored first, in the 4th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 4' C. O'Dowda, assisted by R. Wintle → 0-1; 27' S. Long (penalty) → 1-1; 63' T. Ince, assisted by O. Ejaria → 2-1.
Yellow cards: Reading 3, Cardiff 3.
Statistical comparison
Shots 8-6 (2-2 on target); possession 39%-61%; corners 1-2; pass accuracy 64%-75%.
Goals by half: 1-1 in the first, 1-0 in the second.
Standout players
T. Ince was Reading's highest-rated player at 7.3 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 shot on target, won 4 of 12 duels.
R. Wintle was Cardiff's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 90 minutes: 1 assist, 2 key passes, 3 tackles, won 4 of 6 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
6 August 2022: the Championship matchday 2 match ended Reading 2-1 Cardiff. Goals: C. O'Dowda 4', S. Long 27' (pen), T. Ince 63'. Match stats: possession Reading 39%, Cardiff 61%; shots on target 2-2.
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.