English League One
2025-10-18 - Cardiff City vs Reading
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : England: League One
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Saturday 18th October 2025, 1500hrs (GMT)
Cardiff City were handed a setback in the EFL Trophy before the international break when The Bluebirds suffered a 1-0 loss at home to Welsh rivals Newport County but the hosts return to League One action this Saturday where Brian Barry-Murphy’s will be looking to register back-to-back wins in the third tier.
Last time out in league action Cardiff City registered a 4-3 home win against Leyton Orient and having also previously disposed of Premier League outfit Burnley 2-1 away from home in the EFL Cup along with a 2-0 victory on the road at Wigan Athletic in League One, Saturday’s hosts will be confident they can pick up another important win at their Cardiff City Stadium.
Cardiff City possess a pretty reasonable looking home record of 4-0-2 14/8 so far this season.
Reading picked up a point in a 1-1 draw away from home at Exeter City before the international break which extended The Royals’ unbeaten run in all competitions to five games but despite their recent revival, the visitors still remain sitting in the relegation zone in the League One table.
Noel Hunt’s side registered recent wins in the EFL Trophy over West Ham U21 and MK Dons respectively but in the league, The Royals problems have continued as the visitors have managed to collect just one win in their last five games in League One.
In addition, Reading have managed to capture just two wins in their opening 11 matches this term, both of which were achieved on home soil but a pretty ordinary looking away record of 0-4-2 7/10 suggests the visitors may face another tough afternoon at the office on Saturday.
The Betting Verdict
In the previous meeting, Cardiff City recorded a 1-0 home win against Reading and a similar scoreline could unfold here on Saturday.
The Pick :
Cardiff City 1-0 Reading
