Cardiff City vs Reading
31st January 1945hrs
Football – England – Championship
Pick Cardiff City AH0
Bookmaker Bet Victor
Odds: 1.59 odds taken 0337GMT, Friday 31 January
There’s action from the Championship on Friday night featuring the clash between Cardiff city and Reading as the betting tips continue at the Cardiff City Stadium.
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Cardiff City Preview – Can Cardiff win back-to-back?
An impressive 2-1 home win against high-flying automatic promotion contenders, West Brom, during the week saw Cardiff City grab a valuable three points which helped the hosts up into 12th place in the Championship and just 5 points within touch of the play-off pack.
It’s just 1 defeat out of their last 8 matches overall for Cardiff with that loss being a particularly humiliating 6-1 thrashing away at QPR, but Cardiff’s situation looks a lot brighter on home turf at their Cardiff City Stadium.
The Bluebirds possess a strong and solid home record which stands at 8-5-1 21/11 which includes a 6-match unbeaten sequence heading into Friday night’s clash with Reading, having recorded wins against Stoke City, Barnsley and most impressive of all, a 2-1 win over West Brom.
The bigger picture shows that Cardiff have lost just 1 of their last 16 matches at home in the Championship.
Reading Preview – Can Reading recover again?
Reading’s recent rejuvenation program under manager, Mark Bowen, has stalled somewhat in the past few matches as The Royals are now without a win in the Championship from their last 4 matches which includes defeats to Millwall and Bristol City, who themselves have staged something of a recovery in recent times.
Point gained in draws with Nottingham Forest (home and away) were considered good results but it still means that Reading have picked up just 2 points from the last possible 12 on offer and this has resulted in the Berkshire outfit remaining in 15th place in the Championship.
This is still a marked improvement from earlier in the season which saw Reading floundering in the lower reaches of the second tier, and the visitors have lost just 1 of their last 7 matches on their travels too.
An away record of 4-6-5 16/15 has been improved in recent times but can the visitors get over their recent mini-slump in Wales tonight?
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Key Facts – Cardiff City vs Reading Tip
- Cardiff are unbeaten in their last 6 matches at home
- Reading are without a win from their last 4 matches overall in the Championship
- Cardiff have lost just 1 of their last 16 matches at home in the Championship
Cardiff City have been very solid and hard to beat at home this term and they should at least avoid defeat here, if not nick a narrow win.
The best betting odds for Cardiff City vs Reading
Cardiff to win: 2.20 at Bet Victor
Draw: 3.30 0at Bet Victor
Reading to win: 3.50 at Bet Victor
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