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Cardiff City face a trip to Reading at Madejski Stadium on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Bluebirds have recorded 4 wins, and Reading have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides 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 ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Bluebirds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Reading. Away win
| 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. |