Reading 1-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Friday 16 April 2021

Result

Reading 1-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Friday 16 April 2021, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 1-1 Cardiff City: match report

Reading drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in the Championship on Friday 16 April 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Kieffer Moore opened the scoring in the 87th minute. Reading's goal came from Y. Meïté (90+4'). Cardiff City scored through Kieffer Moore (87', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 7th on 66 points from 41 and Cardiff City 8th on 59 points from 41. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Cardiff City 8th with 68.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kieffer Moore of Cardiff City (8.0), ahead of Josh Murphy (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 46'Yellow card · C. NelsonCardiff City
  • 50'Yellow card · Marlon PackCardiff City
  • 78'Yellow card · Ciaron BrownCardiff City
  • 87'Penalty goal · Kieffer MooreCardiff City · 0-1
  • 90+4'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 1-1

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rafael Cabral, Andy Yiadom, Tom Holmes, Liam Moore, Omar Richards, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Yakou Méïté, Michael Olise, Ovie Ejaria, Lucas João

Cardiff City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alex Smithies, Curtis Nelson, Aden Flint, Ciaron Brown, Tom Sang, Marlon Pack, Will Vaulks, Perry Ng, Harry Wilson, Joe Ralls, Kieffer Moore