Swansea City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Swansea City AFC

3 – 0

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 11:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Leandro Bacuna

Ryan Manning 63' Y

Y 90' Will Vaulks

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC 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
17 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	3–0	W
02 Oct	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	3–3	D
15 Sep	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
02 Oct	Reading FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–4	L
25 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–5	L
18 Sep	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–1	L
15 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC		Cardiff City FC
#11	Position	#21
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

Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and Cardiff City FC get this one started.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Cardiff City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Russell Martin might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leandro Bacuna.
29' Jamie Paterson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
60' GOAL! Joel Piroe fires home to make it 2-0!
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Manning on 63.
67' Swansea City AFC make a change. Korey Smith trudges off to be replaced by Jules Ntcham on 67 minutes.
68' Jules Ntcham is ready to make an impact after coming on for Korey Smith at the 68 minute mark.
69' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Leandro Bacuna departs to be replaced by James Collins.
74' Goal! Jake Bidwell scores his 8 goal in 378 matches.
79' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
80' Time for substitution for Cardiff City FC. Ciaron Brown is replaced by Rubin Colwill.
81' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Ryan Bennett is replaced by Benjamin Cabango on 81 minute.
84' Will Vaulks is replacing Joe Ralls for the Cardiff City FC side.
85' Joel Piroe makes way for Liam Cullen at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Swansea City AFC.
90' Will Vaulks picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Swansea City AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Mark Harris
1
Dillon Phillips
6
Will Vaulks ↑ 84'
38
Perry Ng
19
James Collins ↑ 68'
3
Joel Bagan
27
Rubin Colwill ↑ 80'

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
Dimitrios Goutas	1
Hannes Wolf	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-10-02 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2021-09-29 Fulham FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-09-25 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-09-18 Luton Town FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2021-09-15 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC L 2021-09-18 Cardiff City FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-09-15 Coventry City FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.02 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC56% Draw33% Cardiff City FC11%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

89%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

44%

Swansea City AFC or Cardiff City FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC31% Draw64% Cardiff City FC5%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.2%

1 – 0

26%

2 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

1.7%

1 – 2

1.2%

4 – 0

1.1%

0 – 2

2 – 2

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	15%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	31%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	8%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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