Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Swansea City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sun 23 Oct 2022 · 11:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
R 7' Callum Robinson
Y 50' Callum O'Dowda
Harry Darling 50' Y
Michael Obafemi 58' Y
Luke Cundle 60' Y
Y 61' Joe Ralls
Y 90' Mark Harris

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
2
3
Swansea City AFC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
18 Oct Reading FC H 3–2 W
15 Oct Burnley FC A 0–4 L
08 Oct Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
05 Oct Watford FC A 2–1 W
01 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–2 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–3 L
15 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
08 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 3–1 W
04 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct Burnley FC H 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' The ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 7' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Callum Robinson on 7 minutes.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Swansea City AFC have won 479 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Gavin Whyte, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' Curtis Nelson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 37' Thomas Sang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 38' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oliver Cooper makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 43' Ryan Allsop is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Cardiff City FC — Mark Harris on, Sheyi Ojo off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum O'Dowda on 50.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Michael Obafemi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Luke Cundle. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Joe Ralls. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' The deadlock is broken! Michael Obafemi gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
  • 68' What a strike from Michael Obafemi! The score is 3-0.
  • 70' Swansea City AFC make a change. Luke Cundle trudges off to be replaced by Jules Ntcham on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Gavin Whyte is replacing Andy Rinomhota for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • 79' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kion Etete suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Kion Etete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum O'Dowda at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Michael Obafemi departs to be replaced by Liam Cullen.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Mark Harris on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Obafemi 4
Jamal Lowe 3
Callum Robinson 3
Liam Cullen 3
Joel Piroe 2
Benjamin Cabango 2
Jaden Philogene Bidace 1
Aden Flint 1

Head to Head

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 2021-03-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Cardiff City FC 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-10-23 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC W 2022-10-15 Burnley FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-10-08 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2022-10-05 Watford FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2022-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-10-23 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-15 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC W 2022-10-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.11 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC69% Draw20% Cardiff City FC11%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
89%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
31%
Swansea City AFC or Cardiff City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC50% Draw42% Cardiff City FC8%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
13.3%
3 – 0
9.8%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 22% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 24% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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