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Match preview · Championship

Swansea City – Cardiff City

Swansea City Home 3rd in Championship
1.47
Cardiff City Away 16th in Championship
1.24 Projected xG
Swansea City
41%
Fair 2.46
Draw
30%
Fair 3.33
Cardiff City
29%
Fair 3.41

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Data coverage · partial
  • Swansea City 20/20
  • Cardiff City 12/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 03:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Swansea City xG 1.50 xGA 1.66
  • W 2.63 created, 1.73 conceded against Burnley
  • W 0.92 created, 2.11 conceded against Lincoln City
  • W 2.36 created, 0.68 conceded against Norwich City
  • W 1.83 created, 1.05 conceded against Millwall
  • L 1.04 created, 1.19 conceded against West Ham United
  • L 0.20 created, 3.22 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City xG 2.05 xGA 1.54
  • L 1.79 created, 0.48 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
  • W 2.60 created, 1.26 conceded against Charlton Athletic
  • L 1.05 created, 2.42 conceded against Blackburn Rovers
  • W 3.67 created, 1.46 conceded against Watford
  • D 0.85 created, 2.71 conceded against Middlesbrough
  • W 2.36 created, 0.89 conceded against Birmingham City

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
2.72
Over 2.5 goals
52%
Both teams to score
61%
Swansea City 2+ goals
45%
Swansea City clean sheet
26%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

1:1
15.1%
2:1
10.4%
1:2
8.6%

Why the model favours Swansea City

Home advantage carries the lean to Swansea City: in Championship, home sides score 1.19 times as many goals as visitors, and at most one of the three readings below backs Swansea City.

Attack
Favours Swansea City
13th vs 15th
Swansea City attack v Cardiff City defence
Defence
Favours Cardiff City
6th vs 4th
Swansea City defence v Cardiff City attack
Recent xG form
Favours Cardiff City
-0.17 vs +0.52
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Swansea City and Cardiff City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Swansea City Cardiff City
xG / match 1.49 · 9th (better) 1.92 · 3rd
xGA / match (better) 1.32 · 8th 1.57 · 17th
xGD / match +0.17 · 10th (better) +0.35 · 8th
xPts / match 1.50 · 10th (better) 1.58 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.17 (better) +0.52

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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