Cardiff City FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Cardiff City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Swansea City AFC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Cardiff City Stadium 28,648 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ollie Tanner 71' 1–0

Aaron Ramsey pen 86' 2–0

Y 57' Jay Fulton

Ollie Tanner 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Cardiff City FC 8 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

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

Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-01 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-23 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–4 Swansea City AFC 2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–3	L
26 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Leicester City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	2–2	D

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–3	L
05 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D

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' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Swansea City AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Duff will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Oliver Cooper has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' Mark McGuinness has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 361 appearances.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Nathan Wood-Gordon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
50' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 3-4-3 shape.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Jay Fulton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 377 games and scored 404 goals.
63' Jamie Paterson is replacing Jamal Lowe for the Swansea City AFC side.
68' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' A stunning finish from Ollie Tanner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
71' Ike Ugbo makes way for Ollie Tanner at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cardiff City FC.
76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 81 minute. Yakou Meite leaves to be changed by Kion Etete.
82' Liam Cullen gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Charlie Patino and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Aaron Ramsey does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
90' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Callum Robinson comes on to replace Aaron Ramsey.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Obafemi	4
Liam Cullen	3
Jamal Lowe	3
Callum Robinson	3
Joel Piroe	2
Benjamin Cabango	2
Oliver Cooper	1
Ben Wilmot	1

Head to Head

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2023-09-02 Ipswich Town FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-08-19 Leicester City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-06 Leeds United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-09-16 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2023-09-02 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC L 2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-19 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.17 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cardiff City FC34% Draw27% Swansea City AFC39%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

66%

Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC21% Draw47% Swansea City AFC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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