Cardiff City 2-1 Reading: Stats, xG & Lineups

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League One ·Sat 18 Oct

Cardiff City

2–1

HT 0–1

Full time

Reading

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Cardiff City 2-1 Reading.

90+2'

M. Jacob

Attempt saved. M. Jacob (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

90'

5 minutes of added time.

90'

M. O'Mahony

Attempt missed. M. O'Mahony (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.10.

90'

C. Ashford

Substitution, Cardiff City: P. Ng comes on for C. Ashford.

86'

J. Marriott

Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.25.

86'

P. Lane

Substitution, Reading: M. O'Mahony comes on for P. Lane.

85'

C. Savage

Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.

84'

C. Robinson

Attempt blocked. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.

83'

C. Savage

Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.

82'

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Attempt saved. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

82'

C. Savage

Attempt saved. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

79'

C. Willock

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for C. Willock.

78'

L. Wing

Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

77'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.07.

76'

N. Trott

Yellow card for N. Trott (Cardiff City) for time wasting.

74'

J. Dorsett

Substitution, Reading: M. Jacob comes on for J. Dorsett.

73'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.54.

70'

M. Ritchie

Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for M. Ritchie.

70'

K. Abrefa

Substitution, Reading: A. Yiadom comes on for K. Abrefa.

69'

K. Doyle

Substitution, Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for K. Doyle.

68'

J. Marriott

Attempt missed. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

67'

K. Doyle

Attempt missed. K. Doyle (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.

65'

Y. Salech

Goal! Cardiff City 2-1 Reading. Y. Salech (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Kpakio.

64'

O. Kellyman

Substitution, Cardiff City: I. Davies comes on for O. Kellyman.

64'

J. Colwill

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Robinson comes on for J. Colwill.

62'

R. Colwill

Attempt blocked. R. Colwill (Cardiff City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.

60'

O. Kellyman

Attempt missed. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

58'

Y. Salech

Attempt blocked. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.09.

57'

L. Wing

Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

56'

M. Ritchie

Attempt saved. M. Ritchie (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

56'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

49'

O. Kellyman

Goal! Cardiff City 1-1 Reading. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Kpakio.

46'

J. Marriott

Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.

46'

G. Osho

Substitution, Cardiff City: W. T. Fish comes on for G. Osho.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Cardiff City 0-1 Reading.

45'

1 minute of added time.

42'

Y. Salech

Attempt saved. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.

38'

L. Wing

Goal! Cardiff City 0-1 Reading. L. Wing (Reading) scores, assisted by M. Ritchie.

36'

C. Savage

Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

34'

F. Burns

Attempt missed. F. Burns (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.

29'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.58.

29'

K. Doyle

Attempt blocked. K. Doyle (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.

29'

L. Wing

Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

23'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

17'

M. Ritchie

Attempt missed. M. Ritchie (Reading), header. xG 0.02.

15'

L. Wing

Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.

15'

P. O’Connor

Attempt blocked. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.03.

13'

K. Doyle

Attempt blocked. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.

C. Willock

Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.

O. Kellyman

Attempt blocked. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

K. Abrefa

Attempt missed. K. Abrefa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

Kick-off: Cardiff City vs Reading.

Player of the match

Match events

38' ⚽ L. Wing · assist M. Ritchie0–1

Half-time · 0–1

46' 🔁 W. T. Fish ◂ G. Osho

49' ⚽ O. Kellyman · assist R. Kpakio1–1

64' 🔁 C. Robinson ◂ J. Colwill

64' 🔁 I. Davies ◂ O. Kellyman

65' ⚽ Y. Salech · assist R. Kpakio2–1

69' 🔁 K. Ehibhatiomhan ◂ K. Doyle

70' 🔁 A. Yiadom ◂ K. Abrefa

70' 🔁 D. Kyerewaa ◂ M. Ritchie

74' 🔁 M. Jacob ◂ J. Dorsett

76' N. Trott · Time wasting

79' 🔁 C. Ashford ◂ C. Willock

86' 🔁 M. O'Mahony ◂ P. Lane

Full-time · 2–1

90' 🔁 P. Ng ◂ C. Ashford

Coaches

Brian Barry-Murphy

Leam Richardson

Recent form

Cardiff City

WHLeyton Orient4-3

LHBurton Albion0-1

WAWigan Athletic2-0

WABurnley2-1

LHBradford City1-3

Reading

DAExeter City1-1

DHMansfield Town1-1

DAStockport County1-1

LAWrexham0-2

WHLeyton Orient2-1

Match facts

Referee

Lee Swabey

3.96 yellows/match · 45 matches

Kickoff

18 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Competition

League One

Top stats

56%Possession44%

1.49Expected goals (xG)2.36

11Total shots26

3Shots on target10

3Big chances3

4Corners10

Shots

3Shots off target8

5Blocked shots8

8Shots inside box11

3Shots outside box15

1Hit woodwork1

1Big chances scored0

2Big chances missed3

0.33Goals prevented-1.22

Attack

18Touches in box23

61Final third entries95

2Offsides2

12Free kicks9

2Fouled in final third2

Passing

411Passes309

306Accurate passes210

21/75 (28%)Long balls24/77 (31%)

3/17 (18%)Crosses6/28 (21%)

24Throw-ins30

Duels

54Duels46

23/50 (46%)Ground duels27/50 (54%)

22/34 (65%)Aerial duels12/34 (35%)

5/12 (42%)Dribbles2/6 (33%)

9Dispossessed5

Defending

9Tackles16

44Tackles won63

2Interceptions12

45Clearances36

47Recoveries38

Discipline

9Fouls12

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

8Saves0

3Big saves0

11Goal kicks7

1Punches0

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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