Championship: Cardiff vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 27 match between Cardiff and Swansea and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Cardiff enjoy home advantage, when visitors Swansea swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Cardiff vs Swansea

Cardiff Form

Cardiff have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough, a 0-1 victory over Sheffield United, and a 1-1 draw with Watford. Cardiff did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.

Swansea Form

Swansea were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 4-0 defeat against Portsmouth before drawing 1-1 with West Bromwich. They were defeated once again, when Southampton ran out 3-0 winners. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Swansea won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats and facts for Cardiff and Swansea

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Swansea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Cardiff vs Swansea

Cardiff against Swansea is also a battle between Callum Robinson and Liam Cullen with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Championship goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Swansea

Full-time result

Cardiff claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Swansea won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Cardiff games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Cardiff managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Swansea kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Cardiff’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Swansea. They performed an average of 1.4 goals in these. Amazingly, Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.