Our prediction for this Championship match:
Cardiff
Match Time & Date:
02/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 0-2
Reading
Cardiff City and Reading square off against each other at Cardiff City Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting game. The Bluebirds have been struggling in the Championship of late, with the team losing each of their previous four league fixtures, with the team obviously struggling at the back. Since Cardiff City are low on spirits ahead of the visit of Reading, home win should not be considered.
The Royals, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 1-0 loss to Derby County, and this seems to be the perfect opportunity for Veljko Paunovic’s troops to get back on course. Even though key attacker Lucas Joao remains on the sidelines through injury, we are tempted to put our money on the visitors, who aim to move closer to the playoffs berth. Cardiff City forward Isaac Vassell remains quarantined following a positive test for coronavirus.
Highlighted Player (Sol Bamba):
Souleymane “Sol” Bamba is an Ivory Coast international who plays for Leeds United in the Championship. The defender spent five years in PSG youth school (1999-2004) and he made no more than one league appearance for the first team.
In July 2006 he signed for Scottish team Dunfermline and after spending two years at East End Park, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2008. Sol Bamba played as a centre back for the Hibs and he was producing brilliant performances with the Easter Road outfit.
The Ivory Coast defender used to play for the likes of Leicester City, Trabzonspor and Palermo in the past as well and on 24 June, 2015 he signed a permanent deal with Leeds United. Bamba made his Ivory Coast debut in 2008 in a friendly game against Israel. Over the years he has established himself as Ivory Coast first-team regular, but he was surprisingly omitted from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast squad. Bamba is a 190-cm-tall centre back and he is well known for his aerial skills and brilliant tackles.
Highlighted Team (Reading):
Reading FC is a professional football club that play in the Championship. The club was formed in 1871 and Madejski Stadium has been the home of Reading since 1998. The Royals used to play their home games at Elm Park in the past (1896 - 1998). Reading made it to the FA Cup semi-finals on two occasions (1927, 2015), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy.
The likes of Robin Friday, Trevor Senior, Steve Death, Shaka Hislop, Phil Parkinson, Alf Messer, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gilkes, Ronnie Blackman, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Martin Hicks are some of their more notable footballers. Aldershot Town were considered Reading’s fiercest rivals, but the Shots went out of business in 1992.
Seeing that Aldershot rejoined the league in 2008 it remains to be seen if the rivalry is going to be re-established in near future. Swindon Town and Oxford United are considered Reading’s big rivals as well.
