Cardiff City Reading betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 19^th position of the league, with 43 points won, after 10 wins, 13 draws and 22 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (3‑0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Ipswich Town, by (0‑4). 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 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Reading has a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 22 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 45 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 25 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Reading heads into this clash unmotivated after a 0-4 home loss against Ipswich. Contrary to the "enemy" of this round, Reading usually plays in a 4-3-3 where the three most advanced players are Barrow, Bodvarsson and Aluko. The away team when it invests in the offensive process usually does it through the right aisle, taking advantage of the depth offered by right-back Gunter. It is likely that Swift, Kelly and Van den Berg will play in the most central part of the field. Coach Paul Clement will not be able to count on Jordan Obita and Callum Harriott for being injured. It should be noted that Leandro Bacuna and Tyler Blacket will also be out for being suspended.

Confirmed Lineup: Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Tiago Ilori, Joey van den Berg, Liam Moore, Tommy Elphick, Leandro Bacuna, David Edwards, Sone Aluko, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Modou Barrow.
Coach: N. Hunt.