Wednesday , 23 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Cardiff City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 12:30 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 26,536 HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Robinson 47' 1–0
Callum Robinson 51' 2–0
Dimitrios Goutas 67' 3–0
Y 45' Matt Grimes
Y 81' Liam Cullen
Y 88' Florian Bianchini
Joe Ralls 90' Y
Y 90' Benjamin Cabango

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee James Bell
  • Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
  • Assistant 2 Andrew Fox

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
2
7
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-08-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-01 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
14 Jan Watford FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
04 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Cardiff City FC A 0–3 L
12 Jan Southampton FC A 0–3 L
04 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L
29 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Swansea City AFC
#21 Position #1
7 Points 17
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 1
10 Scored 13
12 Conceded 6
-2 GD +7
0.88 PPG 2.13
13% Win % 63%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Swansea City AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The 25-year-old Ronald has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Joe Allen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Jesper Daland is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 24' The whistle greets Callum O'Dowda as he departs to be replaced by Joel Bagan.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 34' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Matt Grimes. He receives a card.
  • 47' Callum Robinson does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 51' The Ireland Callum Robinson breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 2-0!
  • 55' Swansea City AFC make a change. Joe Allen trudges off to be replaced by Zan Vipotnik on 55 minutes.
  • 60' It’s high time Luke Williams made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Dimitrios Goutas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
  • 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Josh Key is replaced by Kyle Naughton.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Cullen on 81 minutes.
  • 84' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Ollie Tanner exits the field as Yakou Meite enters on 84.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Sam Parker comes on to replace Ronald.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Florian Bianchini on 88 minutes earns him a card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Ralls on 90.
  • The points are shared — Cardiff City FC 3-0 Swansea City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Obafemi 4
Liam Cullen 3
Jamal Lowe 3
Callum Robinson 3
Benjamin Cabango 2
Joel Piroe 2
Hannes Wolf 1
Oliver Cooper 1

Head to Head

2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-08-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2024-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-01 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2024-12-29 Watford FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W

Swansea City AFC Form

2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-01-12 Southampton FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC L 2025-01-04 Swansea City AFC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2025-01-01 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2024-12-26 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC48% Draw26% Swansea City AFC26%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
52%
Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC32% Draw47% Swansea City AFC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.