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

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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

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
#1	Position	#21
17	Points	7
8	Played	8
5 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 4 / 3
13	Scored	10
6	Conceded	12
+7	GD	-2
2.13	PPG	0.88
63%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Liberty Stadium that hosts another battle between Swansea City AFC and Cardiff City FC.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
8' Magnificent from Aden Flint! That is 16 goals in 388 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
13' The 35-year-old Sean Morrison has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
18' Korey Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conor Hourihane on 18 minute.
23' 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.
28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
33' 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.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mick McCarthy will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Sean Morrison argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' 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.
55' Swansea City AFC have won 479 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Jay Fulton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jake Bidwell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Swansea City AFC.
66' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Leandro Bacuna is replaced by Josh Murphy.
71' Harry Wilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 55 goals in his last 390 appearances.
76' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 76 minute. Jake Bidwell leaves to be changed by Ryan Manning.
80' The supporters are chanting for Yan Dhanda. He replaces Jay Fulton on 80 minute.
81' Will Vaulks was booked on 81.
84' Cardiff City FC make a change. Harry Wilson trudges off to be replaced by Sheyi Ojo on 84 minutes.
89' 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.
90' Cardiff City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The points are shared — Swansea City AFC 0-1 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

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
Liam Cullen	3
Jamal Lowe	3
Callum Robinson	3
Joel Piroe	2
Benjamin Cabango	2
Ben Wilmot	1
Sory Kaba	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.26 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.63 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC48% Draw31% Cardiff City FC21%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

79%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

52%

Swansea City AFC or Cardiff City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC33% Draw55% Cardiff City FC12%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

17.8%

0 – 0

17.5%

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 2

2.8%

2 – 2

2.5%

4 – 0

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	27%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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