This could be an interesting match as Cardiff City have their presumed home advantage while Swansea City are ahead 4 points in the Championship table.
- Cardiff City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Championship
- Swansea City has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cardiff City form and stats
Cardiff City have played 8 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Cardiff has won their last four matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Cardiff Stadium.
Cardiff enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Stoke City's place. The match ended 2-1 with Sean Morrison and Robert Glatzel scoring. A strong away win before that one, visiting Watford and winning 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Cardiff City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cardiff as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Cardiff City has won two of these, drawn five and lost five.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Birmingham City in only four days. This game is also played here at Cardiff City Stadium.
The Cardiff fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cardiff City have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Swansea City form and stats
3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Swansea City, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Championship, in their Championship matches away.
The Swansea goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 203 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Swansea City played 0-0 against AFC Bournemouth in their previous match. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Luton Town.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Swansea City in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Swansea, seven draws and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Swansea City now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Derby County is waiting in only four days.
Swansea City find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Swansea are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Cardiff City-Swansea City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cardiff three wins, Swansea City four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Moore 8 goals |   A. Ayew Pelé 7 goals |  J. Ralls 3 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
Swansea City missing players
| Cardiff City | Swansea City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 71% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 12% | 18% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 53% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.7 | 13 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| 3.5 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 35% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 28% | 29% |
- Cardiff City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Championship
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cardiff City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Swansea City has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Championship
- Swansea City has the most clean sheets (9) in Championship
- Swansea City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Watford | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Reading | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Brentford | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 25 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | Millwall | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Derby County | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 12 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 9 |
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