Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
2
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#20 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Cardiff City FC are 20th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC has kicked off!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Cardiff City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Swansea City AFC backline.
  • 15' Perry Ng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Duff might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Ike Ugbo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Nathan Wood-Gordon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 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' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' Jay Fulton catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 63' Swansea City AFC make a change. Jamal Lowe trudges off to be replaced by Jamie Paterson on 63 minutes.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jak Alnwick made 51 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Ollie Tanner does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Ollie Tanner. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 71 minute.
  • 76' Cardiff City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Ollie Tanner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Cardiff City FC make a change. Yakou Meite trudges off to be replaced by Kion Etete on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Charlie Patino by Liam Cullen on 82 minute.
  • 86' GOAL! Aaron Ramsey fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 90' Another change for Cardiff City FC made on 90 minute. Aaron Ramsey leaves to be changed by Callum Robinson.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Swansea City AFC

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

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

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

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
4 / 4
0.8 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Cardiff City FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC37% Draw35% Swansea City AFC28%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
63%
Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC20% Draw62% Swansea City AFC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.2%
1 – 0
15.6%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
2.1%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 21% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 19% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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