Updated 18 October 2025, after full time.
Cardiff 2-1 Reading in League One at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff on 18 October 2025. Scorers: Omari Kellyman, Yousef Salech for Cardiff; Lewis Wing for Reading. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 3, Reading 2, with 0 draws.
Cardiff 2-1 Reading was the final score in League One on Saturday 18 October 2025 at Cardiff City Stadium. Scorers: Omari Kellyman, Yousef Salech for Cardiff; Lewis Wing for Reading. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Cardiff vs Reading was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 18 October 2025, the home ground of Cardiff, which holds 33,280 people. It finished Cardiff 2-1 Reading in League One, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Cardiff have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 8, with results reading L W D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to Wolves in the Championship on 31 October.
Reading have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 3, with results reading W L W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-0 draw away to Plymouth in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 5 meetings Cardiff have won 3, Reading have won 2 and 0 were drawn, with Cardiff scoring 7 goals to Reading's 5. The most recent was Reading 1-3 Cardiff City on 18 April 2026 in the League One.
Jack Moylan leads Cardiff with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Cardiff player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Cardiff player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Kyreece Lisbie leads Reading with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Reading player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Reading player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Lee Swabey refereed Cardiff vs Reading in League One on Saturday 18 October 2025. Their record this season appears on the referee card once they have taken charge of a game.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2026 | League One | Reading vs Cardiff City | 1-3 |
| 17 Feb 2023 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Reading | 1-0 |
| 6 Aug 2022 | Championship | Reading vs Cardiff City | 2-1 |
| 9 Apr 2022 | Championship | Reading vs Cardiff City | 1-2 |
| 2 Oct 2021 | Championship | Cardiff City vs Reading | 0-1 |
| Stat | Cardiff | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Shots | 11 | 26 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 10 |
| Corners | 4 | 10 |
| Fouls | 9 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | 9 | 16 |
| Passes | 411 | 309 |
Cardiff: O. Kellyman 49', Y. Salech 65'. Reading: L. Wing 38'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 3 of 24 |
| Fouls | 9.9 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 22 of 24 |
| Passes | 495.8 | 4 of 24 |
| Corners | 6.7 | 3 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.3 | 1 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.5 | 4 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.5 | 16 of 24 |
| Tackles | 11.5 | 23 of 24 |
| Passes | 359 | 15 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.5 | 12 of 24 |