Thursday , 2 July 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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
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

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cardiff City FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
  • 10' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Bagan is hanging Callum O'Dowda on the field on 24 minute.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' Cardiff City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' Ollie Tanner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Matt Grimes.
  • 47' What a strike from Callum Robinson! The score is 1-0.
  • 51' Callum Robinson with the second goal in the match!
  • 55' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 55 minute. Joe Allen leaves to be changed by Zan Vipotnik.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Rinomhota, as he is very good at scoring at Cardiff City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' GOAL! Dimitrios Goutas scores on 67. Assisted by Alex Robertson
  • 72' 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.
  • 76' The whistle greets Josh Key as he departs to be replaced by Kyle Naughton.
  • 81' Liam Cullen is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Yakou Meite. He replaces Ollie Tanner on 84 minute.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Ronald is replaced by Sam Parker.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florian Bianchini on 88.
  • 90' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

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
Joel Piroe 2
Benjamin Cabango 2
Oliver Cooper 1
Ben Wilmot 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
3 / 4
1.78 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC58% Draw25% Swansea City AFC17%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
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 14%
86%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
42%
Cardiff City FC or Swansea City AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC40% Draw46% Swansea City AFC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
2.9%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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