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Championship | Gameweek 17
Oct 23, 2022 at 12pm UK
Swansea.com Stadium
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Swansea
2 - 0
Cardiff

Cooper (38'), Obafemi (67')
Darling (50'), Obafemi (58'), Cundle (60')
FT(HT: 1-0)

O'Dowda (50'), Ralls (61'), Harris (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Swansea City and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 3-2 Reading
Tuesday, October 18 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: QPR 3-0 Cardiff
Wednesday, October 19 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Swansea City 2-1 Cardiff City

Given the rivalry between these two sides, we expect a far more competitive encounter than the league positions suggest. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore the form of the Swans, who should have enough quality in the final third to edge this contest by the odd goal in three. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Swansea City win with a probability of 51.06%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 23.54%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.68%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.04%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 0-1 (7.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Swansea CityDrawCardiff City
51.06% (0.084000000000003 0.08) 25.4% (-0.061 -0.06) 23.54% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Both teams to score 49.14% (0.152 0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.49% (0.21 0.21)53.5% (-0.209 -0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.97% (0.177 0.18)75.02% (-0.175 -0.17)
Swansea City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.02% (0.122 0.12)20.97% (-0.121 -0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.26% (0.186 0.19)53.73% (-0.186 -0.19)
Cardiff City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.18% (0.097999999999999 0.1)37.82% (-0.097000000000001 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.4% (0.093 0.09)74.59% (-0.091000000000008 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Swansea City 51.05%
    Cardiff City 23.54%
    Draw 25.39%
Swansea CityDrawCardiff City
1-0 @ 12.38% (-0.059999999999999 -0.06)
2-0 @ 9.68% (-0.0089999999999986 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.41% (0.016 0.02)
3-0 @ 5.04% (0.014 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.9% (0.026 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.38% (0.018 0.02)
4-0 @ 1.97% (0.013 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.91% (0.017 0.02)
4-2 @ 0.93% (0.011 0.01)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 51.05%
1-1 @ 12.04% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 7.93% (-0.066 -0.07)
2-2 @ 4.57% (0.019 0.02)
Other @ 0.85%
Total : 25.39%
0-1 @ 7.71% (-0.043 -0.04)
1-2 @ 5.86% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 3.75% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.9% (0.006 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.48% (0.011 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.22% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 23.54%

How you voted: Swansea vs Cardiff

Swansea City
88.1%
Draw
6.8%
Cardiff City
5.1%
59
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2022 3pm
Cardiff
0-4
Swansea

Doyle (39'), Ralls (80')
Obafemi (6', 82'), Cabango (57'), Wolf (78')
Wolf (29'), Fisher (59'), Downes (69'), Piroe (80')
Oct 17, 2021 12pm
Swansea
3-0
Cardiff
Paterson (29'), Piroe (60'), Bidwell (74')
Manning (63')

Bacuna (26'), Vaulks (90+1')
Mar 20, 2021 5.30pm
Swansea
0-1
Cardiff
Flint (8')
Morrison (45+1'), Vaulks (81'), Brown (90+1')
Dec 12, 2020 12.30pm
Cardiff
0-2
Swansea

Morrison (18'), Moore (35'), Ralls (46')
Ralls (67')
Lowe (6', 72')
Bennett (14'), Guehi (35')
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