Aug 6th features a match where Reading will host Cardiff City in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 22nd placed Reading is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Blackpool. Callumm Connolly scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 9th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Reading couldn’t manage to score, and Blackpool took the shutout win. Reading looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, Cardiff City recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Romaine Sawyers struck first for Cardiff City in the 49th minute on a feed from Callum O’Dowda, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Cardiff City ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Feb 4th, Cardiff City hosted Reading in their last match together. Reading was victorious by a score of 3 to 3 in front of almost five thousand dissapointed fans. Josh Murphy scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 19th minute, then Robert Glatzel added another in the 54th minute .
Cardiff City’s most prolific scorer has been Max Watters. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Reading’s most prolific scorer has been Yakou Meite. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.