Cardiff City v Swansea City

Cardiff City v Swansea City: the preview

Cardiff City meet Swansea City at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 21, Swansea City 27, 18 drawn from 66 meetings.

21–27

head to head

Nothing between them: Cardiff City 21, Swansea City 27, 18 drawn from 66 meetings.

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Cardiff City by 5 goals in 1964-65 (5–0).

0.6 v 0.3

goals a game

Key match-up: Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) averages 0.6 goals a game to Adam Idah's 0.3 (Swansea City).

0.3 v 0.3

assists a game

Key match-up: Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) and Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) are level on assists, both around 0.3 a game.

assists in 2026-27

Jack Moylan has 3 assists in 14 games for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Ollie Tanner has 4 assists in 14 games for Cardiff City in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Eom Ji-Sung has 3 assists in 10 games for Swansea City in 2026-27.

3/7

at Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 7 at Cardiff City Stadium.

Head to head

21Cardiff City

18Draws

27Swansea City

66 meetings since 1929 · average score Cardiff City 1.2, Swansea City 1.4

18 Jan 25Cardiff City3–0Cardiff City Stadium

26 Aug 24Draw1–1Swansea.com Stadium

16 Mar 24Swansea City2–0Swansea.com Stadium

17 Sept 23Cardiff City2–0Cardiff City Stadium

2 Apr 23Swansea City3–2Cardiff City Stadium

23 Oct 22Swansea City2–0Swansea.com Stadium

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Cardiff City v West Ham United, Thu, 5 Nov · Swansea City v Portsmouth, Wed, 4 Nov).

Cardiff City v Swansea City: the preview

Cardiff City meet Swansea City at Cardiff City Stadium, Sunday 2:00am (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Cardiff City 21, Swansea City 27, 18 drawn from 66 meetings.

The big picture

Cardiff City come in 14th on the ladder with 18 points; Swansea City are 6th on 26. Swansea City are the side higher up the table.

Cardiff City are 3–5–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.

Swansea City are 8–4–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.1 against.

Form

Cardiff City have won two of their last five and most recently drew with West Ham United 3–3.

Swansea City have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Portsmouth 1–3.

Head to head

These sides have met 66 times on our records since 1929: Cardiff City 21, Swansea City 27, 18 drawn.

Last time out (2024-25), Cardiff City won 3–0 at Cardiff City Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Cardiff City by 5 goals in 1964-65 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Cardiff City, watch Jack Moylan (0.6 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026-27) and Yousef Salech (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Swansea City, watch Adam Idah (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Zan Vipotnik (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

At Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City have won 3 of their last 7 at Cardiff City Stadium.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Swansea City have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.