Swansea City vs Cardiff City Match Analysis & Prediction
16/03/2024 3:30 pm
In the latest edition of the hotly-contest South Wales derby, Swansea City will host Cardiff City at the Swansea.com Stadium for a Championship match on Saturday.
Failing to score for the first time since the 4-0 defeat to Leeds United on February 13, Swansea did not breach the net of Bristol City last time out, and centre-back Rob Dickie was able to score the match-winning goal in the final 20 minutes.
Since the arrival of former Notts County manager Luke Williams to replace the sacked Michael Duff in early January, the Swans have won just three of 11 Championship matches, with the standout result being a 1-0 victory over Hull City in the middle of February.
As is the congested nature of the Championship season, Swansea are just five points ahead of 22nd-placed Huddersfield Town ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures, with the 15-point gap to sixth all but confirming that they will not be playing playoff football in May.
Determined to make a late – and largely unexpected – charge for this season’s playoffs, Cardiff City have now posted four straight wins in the Championship after dramatically beating Ipswich Town at the Cairdiff City Stadium last weekend.
Winning each of their last four Championship matches by a single goal, the Bluebirds are finally finding themselves on the right side of the second tier’s tight margins, with the run of one win in seven between January and February now a distant memory for a team with the top six in their sights.
Erol Bulut’s side currently occupy 11th position in the Championship standings, sitting just five points behind sixth-placed Norwich City and 10 points ahead of Swansea, who are languishing in 15th.
Swansea City vs. Cardiff City Head to head
In the 28 previous meetings between these two teams, Swansea have claimed 15 victories while Cardiff have won seven, and they have drawn in six. Cardiff have scored 22 goals and conceded 41 in the process.
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17/10/2021Swansea City3Cardiff City0Championship
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02/04/2022Cardiff City0Swansea City4Championship
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23/10/2022Swansea City2Cardiff City0Championship
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01/04/2023Cardiff City2Swansea City3Championship
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16/09/2023Cardiff City2Swansea City0Championship
Swansea City Team News
Enduring an injury-riddled loan spell from West Ham United, Harrison Ashby remains in the Swansea medical room due to a muscle strain picked up in early February.
Josh Ginnelly has only managed six appearances in the Championship for Swansea since making the switch from Hearts in the summer, with the 26-year-old struggling due to a muscle injury.
Swansea City's Last 5 Matches
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17/02/2024Swansea City1Ipswich Town2Championship
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24/02/2024Sunderland1Swansea City2Championship
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02/03/2024Swansea City2Blackburn Rovers1Championship
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06/03/2024Watford1Swansea City1Championship
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10/03/2024Bristol City1Swansea City0Championship
Cardiff City Team News
Cardiff are coping marvellously well without the services of influential defender Mark McGuinness, who is expected back next month from a hamstring injury.
Liverpool loanee Nat Phillips and Greek Dimitrios Goutas have struck up a good partnership in the McGuinness’ absence, and Bulut should field that due on Saturday.
Cardiff City's Last 5 Matches
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20/02/2024Cardiff City0Blackburn Rovers0Championship
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24/02/2024Cardiff City2Stoke City1Championship
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02/03/2024Bristol City0Cardiff City1Championship
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06/03/2024Cardiff City1Huddersfield Town0Championship
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09/03/2024Cardiff City2Ipswich Town1Championship
Swansea City vs. Cardiff City: Odds and Predictions
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