Swansea City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 17:30 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'

Y 45' Sean Morrison

Y 81' Will Vaulks

Y 90' Ciaron Brown

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

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

Match Details

Referee Michael Salisbury
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Simon Long

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC 2020-01-12 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC 2019-10-27 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–3	L
13 Mar	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
03 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	1–0	W
16 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
13 Mar	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
05 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
02 Mar	Derby County FC	H	4–0	W
27 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Swansea City AFC to score. At the same time, Cardiff City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
8' The deadlock is broken! Aden Flint gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
13' 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.
18' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 18 minute. Conor Hourihane leaves to be changed by Korey Smith.
23' Kyle Naughton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
28' Harry Wilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 55 goals in his last 400 appearances.
33' The 33-year-old Jake Bidwell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' England international Matt Grimes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Sean Morrison catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' Dillon Phillips is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mick McCarthy might look to freshen things up shortly.
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' Josh Murphy is replacing Leandro Bacuna for the Cardiff City FC side.
71' 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.
76' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 76 minute. Jake Bidwell leaves to be changed by Ryan Manning.
80' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Yan Dhanda on, Jay Fulton off on 80 minutes.
81' Poor challenge from Will Vaulks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
84' Sheyi Ojo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Wilson at the 84 minute mark.
89' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
90' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Cardiff City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Obafemi	4
Callum Robinson	3
Liam Cullen	3
Jamal Lowe	3
Joel Piroe	2
Benjamin Cabango	2
Aaron Ramsey	1
Jamie Paterson	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.33 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC42% Draw30% Cardiff City FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

72%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

58%

Swansea City AFC or Cardiff City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC29% Draw50% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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

Swansea City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

Cardiff City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Clean Sheet