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Reading prepare to entertain Cardiff City at Madejski Stadium on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Royals have recorded 11 wins, and Cardiff City have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Madejski Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Reading | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Reading | 1-1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 5 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Reading | 5 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Reading's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Royals's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Cardiff City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Bluebirds have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 6 matches. Cardiff City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 10 from their 6 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Madejski Stadium for the Royals and the Madmen are unable to see past Cardiff City claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Cardiff City | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |