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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#14	Position	#6
18	Points	26
15	Played	15
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 5
27	Scored	22
27	Conceded	18
+0	GD	+4
1.20	PPG	1.73
27%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

0-15

4/6

16-30

3/5

31-45

9/3

46-60

1/7

61-75

5/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

4/5

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/5

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cardiff City FC

Jack Moylan	10 G	3 A
Yousef Salech	5 G	1 A
Cian Ashford	2 G	2 A
Rubin Colwill	1 G	1 A

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Joseph Opoku	3 G	2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Swansea City AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erol Bulut will be considering his options from the bench.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jay Fulton on 57 minutes.
62' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jamal Lowe exits the field as Jamie Paterson enters on 63.
68' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
71' Ollie Tanner doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' Ollie Tanner is replacing Ike Ugbo for the Cardiff City FC side.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
81' Ollie Tanner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
81' The crowd applauds Yakou Meite as he leaves the pitch. Kion Etete steps in for Cardiff City FC.
82' Charlie Patino makes way for Liam Cullen at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
86' Aaron Ramsey makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Cardiff City FC are in front.
90' Callum Robinson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aaron Ramsey at the 90 minute mark.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Benjamin Cabango	2
Joel Piroe	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

2 / 4

1.64 Cardiff City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC42% Draw25% Swansea City AFC33%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

58%

Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cardiff City FC29% Draw43% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap	Cardiff City FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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