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Reading Cardiff City betting prediction


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Both Reading and Cardiff have attacks with great particularity when finishing and in this game they should act in a more offensive way. Looking at the last 10 games it is possible to verify that Reading scored an average of 1.4 goals per match and Cardiff shot an average of 1.5 goals per challenge. In this way, and taking into account all these factors, we believe that betting in favor of the "Both teams score - Yes" market is of great value.
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Preview
Reading and Cardiff City face at Madejski Stadium, in a match for this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 5 head‑to‑heads they won 2 and tied 3. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Championship, on 18‑08‑2019, Reading won by (3‑0). G. Puşcaş (25' and 40' ) and J. Swift (83' ) scored the goals of the match for Reading. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Reading

The home team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round) after having eliminated: Blackpool. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 23 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got an away tie against Nottingham Forest by (1‑1). In the last 10 home matches Reading has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Reading comes for this match after a draw, by a ball, while traveling to the Nottingham Forest ground, adding in this way the second straight game without winning in official matches. In the previous FA Cup qualifiers, the home team beat Blackpool by 0-2. Coach Mark Bowen is expected to re-align the team in 4-3-3 where Obita, Olise and George Puscas will occupy the most advanced positions. The last athlete mentioned in shown quality at the time of finishing and at this moment has 7 goals. There are no major absentees for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Sam Walker, Tom McIntyre, Omar Richards, Matthew Miazga, Teddy Howe, Sone Aluko, Andy Rinomhota, Yakou Meite, Garath McCleary, Daniel Loader.
Coach: C. Adam, N. Hunt.

Analysis Cardiff

The away team comes to this stage of the FA Cup (4th Round) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Carlisle United. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 15 conceded. In their last match, for the Championship, they got an away tie against Birmingham City by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches Cardiff City has won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 2.

Cardiff heads into this game with a draw, for a ball, in the Cardiff ground, adding in this way the fourth official match without proving the taste of defeat. In the last game for the FA Cup, the visiting club beat Carlisle by 3-4. In this game against Reading, coach Neil Harris should keep a team farther back, waiting for the opponent in their defensive midfield. Danny Ward deserves all the spotlight so far, a player who scored 6 goals in official matches. For this game the foreign player can count on all players.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex Smithies, Callum Paterson, Joe Bennett, Aden Flint, Sol Bamba, Joe Ralls, Josh Murphy, Leandro Bacuna, Will Vaulks, Robert Glatzel, Gavin Whyte.
Coach: M. Hudson.

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Frequently asked questions

The tip and bet suggestion for the Reading vs Cardiff match, on 25 January 2020, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy India, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Reading vs Cardiff on 25 January 2020 will be played at Reading, Select Car Leasing Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy India, for the Reading Cardiff match, on the "match odds" market, was a draw at with 100% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2019/2020

  • 100% 886 / 886 Games

  • Home team wins 43.12%
  • Draws 17.16%
  • Away team wins 39.73%
  • Over 1.5 81.83%
  • Over 2.5 62.75%
  • Over 3.5 40.86%
  • Goals 2904
  • Goals /match 3.28
  • Goals /match home 1.69
  • Goals /match away 1.58
  • Both teams score 58.13%
  • Goals after 80' 3.89%
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