Reading 1-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 19 March 2016

Result

Reading 1-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 19 March 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Reading · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Reading 1-1 Cardiff City: match report

Reading drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in the Championship on Saturday 19 March 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Garath McCleary opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Reading's goal came from Garath McCleary (37'). Cardiff City scored through L. Immers (65').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 15th on 44 points from 36 and Cardiff City 7th on 58 points from 37. Reading went on to finish that season 17th with 52 points, and Cardiff City 8th with 68.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cardiff City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 5 draws and 4 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Reading's last five read L-L-D-W-W and Cardiff City's W-L-W-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 37'Goal · Garath McClearyReading · 1-0
  • 45+2'Yellow card · O. JohnReading
  • 63'Yellow card · Matthew ConnollyCardiff City
  • 65'Goal · L. ImmersCardiff City · 1-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Alberto SuárezCardiff City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 1, draws 5, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

Unavailable

Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jordan Obita, Jem Karacan, Hal Robson-Kanu, Garath McCleary

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Anthony Pilkington, Kenwyne Jones