When : Saturday 18th October, 3pm
Where : Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff, CF11 8AZ
Capacity : 33,280
After so many years of being Championship relegation fodder Cardiff finally succumbed last season but unlike Reading after their relegation Cardiff have adjusted favourably fairly quickly (being 3rd in the table with just 2 losses in the league so far) though much of that is down to keeping together a fairly decent squad for this level - amazing what only being a minor basket-case club means.
It's been 2 weeks since Cardiff last played (a 4-3 defeat of Orient at home) so they should be reasonably fresh and raring to go. They've been a little unsure of things at home so far with a mixed bag of results ranging from stuffing Plymouth 4-0 to being turned over 1-0 by Burton so I would presume they've learned to be patient and wary of opposition by now so Reading's management team will need to be on the ball, able to motivate and and show astuteness in this one.
The threats come in the shape of international Welsh attacking midfield brothers Joel & Ruben Colwill and forwards Yousef Salech and Callum Robinson (10 goals between them all).
Referee
Lee Swabey
Previously
15 Mar 25 > Reading 1-1 Stevenage
16 Sep 23 > Reading 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Historically
It’s the 34th trip to Cardiff in the league and it's a reasonably level time of things so far with 10 wins for Reading against Cardiff's 14.
Recent seasons have seen Reading actually not doing too badly at all in this part of Wales with just 1 defeat in the last 6 trips in all competitions though you have to remember both clubs were at various levels of basketry during this time. The downer is that that 1 defeat was on the last visit back in February 2023.
How to follow the game
- Listen to Radio 5 Live and/or a myriad of other radio stations for score flashes
- SKY
- Ring/text a mate for updates
- Get a ticket and travel
- Use a RoyalsTV subscription
- BBC Radio Berkshire (FM : 104.4, 104.1 or 95.4 depending where you are in the area)
