Reading 2-1 Cardiff City - September 16, 2003 / First Division 2003/2004
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12'
Peter Thorne
REA
12' - Goal
Peter Thorne
REA
62' - Goal
Nicky Forster62
76' - Substitution
Shaun Goateris substituted by Nathan Tyson76
79' - Goal
Steve Sidwell79
83' - Substitution
John Robinsonis substituted by Jason Bowen
89' - Substitution
Steve Sidwellis substituted by Kevin Watson89
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Team line-ups
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 31 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ady Williams | 32 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Brown | 31 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Murty | 28 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 22 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Sidwell | 7989 | 20 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Hughes | 25 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Scott Murray | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
James Harper | 22 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Shaun Goater | 76 | 33 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nicky Forster | 62 | 30 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
42
Cardiff City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neil Alexander | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James Collins | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rhys Weston | 22 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Vidmar | 33 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Barker | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Kavanagh | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Robinson | 83 | 32 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Richard Langley | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Boland | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robert Earnshaw | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Thorne | 12 | 30 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Kevin Watson | 89 | 29 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Nathan Tyson | 76 | 21 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Jason Bowen | 83 | 31 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
43
2
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Dillon vs Cardiff City
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Dillon vs Lawrence
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
81
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Lawrence vs Reading
2 victories
1 draw
3 losses
Lawrence vs Dillon
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Mick Fletcher
4 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Reading4 matches | General total | Cardiff City3 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Reading1 match | Season total | Cardiff City2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 20, 2005 | Latest figure on September 14, 2004 | |||||||
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Key figures
Reading keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Cardiff City at home in Championship running (since 21/04/1930). It's a record streak. The first of history
Reading keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Cardiff City at home running (since 03/11/1982). It's a record streak. The first of history
Reading keeps its 14 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Cardiff City running (since 31/08/1985). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/11/1982 (4 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VReading 5-1 Preston North End15/04/2003 | VReading 1-0 Nottingham Forest18/04/2003 | VReading 2-1 Grimsby Town26/04/2003 | LReading 0-1 Wolverhampton14/05/2003 | VReading 3-0 Nottingham Forest16/08/2003 | DReading 0-0 Rotherham United25/08/2003 |
| Overall | VBoston United 1-3 Reading13/08/2003 | VReading 3-0 Nottingham Forest16/08/2003 | VDerby County 2-3 Reading23/08/2003 | DReading 0-0 Rotherham United25/08/2003 | VWimbledon FC 0-3 Reading30/08/2003 | LWest Ham 1-0 Reading13/09/2003 |
Current form
| Away | LBristol City 2-0 Cardiff City22/04/2003 | DCrewe Alexandra 1-1 Cardiff City03/05/2003 | DBristol City 0-0 Cardiff City13/05/2003 | DRotherham United 0-0 Cardiff City09/08/2003 | VNottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City23/08/2003 | DWalsall 1-1 Cardiff City30/08/2003 |
| Overall | VCardiff City 4-1 Leyton Orient12/08/2003 | LCardiff City 0-2 Bradford16/08/2003 | VNottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City23/08/2003 | VCardiff City 4-1 Derby County25/08/2003 | DWalsall 1-1 Cardiff City30/08/2003 | VCardiff City 5-0 Gillingham13/09/2003 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
12 |
|
3 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.83 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| Shaun Goater | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Robert Earnshaw |  |
| Steve Sidwell | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Robert Earnshaw | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Robert Earnshaw | |
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| Shaun Goater | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 4 matches | Robert Earnshaw | |
Historical head to head
Home
13 gf
10 ga
Away
15 gf
33 ga
Total
28 gf
43 ga
Historical head to head
Home
33 gf
15 ga
Away
10 gf
13 ga
Total
43 gf
28 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
March 14, 1931 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
March 14, 1931 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
November 08, 1930 |
| Away | 2 - 1 |
September 08, 2001 |
Latest head to head
December 26, 2001 - Second Division 2001/2002
September 08, 2001 - Second Division 2001/2002
March 25, 2000 - Second Division 1999/2000
December 26, 1999 - Second Division 1999/2000
February 03, 1998 - FA Cup 1997/1998
Best historical scorers against Cardiff City
|
Trevor Morley | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Carl Asaba | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
Best historical scorers against Reading
|
Carl Dale | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Kevin Nugent | 1 goal | 1998 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Cardiff City
|
Jason Bowen | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Ray Houghton | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Steve Swales | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Martyn Booty | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Phil Parkinson | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Carl Asaba | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
Players with most games played vs Reading
|
Jeff Eckhardt | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Dave Penney | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Jason Fowler | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Kevin Nugent | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Jon Hallworth | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
|
Mark Harris | 2 matches | 1998 - 1998 |
They played in both sides
7 matches
13 matches
3 matches
5 matches
1 match
20 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
20 matches
7 matches
13 matches
3 matches
5 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 16, 2003
September 17, 2003
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