Reading vs Cardiff City
English League Championship
Date: Saturday, 28th January 2017
Kick off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Tyler Blackett stood in on the left side of defence for the 1-0 win over Fulham on Tuesday night so could retain his place, while captain Paul McShane is fit following a wrist problem.
Midfielder Roy Beerens will be hoping to make the starting XI again after marking his return to the team with the winning goal against the Cottagers.
Winger Callum Harriott (hamstring), midfielder Stephen Quinn (knee) and striker Deniss Rakels (ankle) remain out.
Cardiff defender Bruno Manga is unavailable after returning from Gabon's African Nations Cup campaign with knee ligament damage.
Manga is due to have a scan on Monday and Cardiff fear the centre-half could miss the rest of the season.
Anthony Pilkington also looks like missing out after being injured against Burton last weekend.
Pilkington sat out the 1-0 midweek defeat at Brighton and Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock is unlikely to risk the Republic of Ireland international after confirming he has only done some light running in training.
Reading vs Cardiff City: Head-to-head stats
Reading defeated Cardiff 1-0 when the teams met for the reverse leg of this season’s corresponding fixture.
The last 6 meetings between them in all competitions has been sharing 2 wins and 2 draws each.
Reading haven’t won in the last 7 home games against Cardiff, seeing 5 draws and 2 losses. The most common result between t he two sides at the Madjeski stadium is 1-1, which has occurred 4 times during the period.
Reading vs Cardiff City: Prediction
Cardiff’s good head-to-head record at the Madejski Stadium has to be considered while picking a bet for this match. Reading are an excellent team at home, but Cardiff a poor away side. But the h2h clearly shows that this could go against the form guide.
Therefore, a 1-1 draw is very much on the card and punters can opt for a scored draw at full time or the exact score for this fixture.
Reading vs Cardiff City: Bet Tips
Scored Draw at 7/2 (4.50)
Correct Score: 1-1 at 6/1 (7.00).
