CARDIFF. Swansea City defeated Cardiff City. Swansea City capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Cardiff City Stadium stadium in Cardiff on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the help of Samuel Lewis and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Cardiff City

2 - 3

Swansea City

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 111 Attack 92
  • 51 Dangerous attack 32
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 19 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swansea City had a strong ball possession 60% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Swansea City was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Cardiff City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (A. Rinomhota and C. Kipré). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 5 yellow cards (Ryan Manning, Olivier Ntcham, Jay Fulton, Oliver Cooper and Joël Piroe).

Match Timeline

3'
33'
Liam Cullen(goal)
35'
45'
46'
Jay Fulton- sub ->Luke Cundle
R. Sawyers- sub ->Callum O\'Dowda
46'
50'
52'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Olivier Ntcham
55'
Jay Fulton- Yellow
57'
Oliver Cooper- Yellow
58'
61'
61'
64'
Joe Allen- sub ->Liam Walsh
64'
76'
Jamie Paterson- sub ->Harry Darling
83'
90'
M. Romeo- sub ->P. Ng
90'
90'
Ben Cabango(goal)Joel Latibeaudiere
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Cardiff City will stay with 39 points like Huddersfield Town to remain in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City will have 49 points like Bristol City to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Cardiff City will play away against Burnley on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City
G
Ryan Allsop 1.England
D
P. Ng 38.England
6.8
90'
D
Cédric Kipré 23.Ivory Coast
6.5
90'
D
M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
J. Ralls 8.England
6.2
M
Callum O'Dowda 11.Republic of Ireland
6.1
46'
M
R. Wintle 6.England
6.6
M
Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe
6.2
61' 58'
M
J. Philogene 25.England
7.1
35'
F
S. Ojo 10.England
6.7
61'
F
Sory Kaba 48.Guinea
7.8
83'
Substitutes
G
J. Alnwick 21.England
D
M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda
90'
D
Jack Simpson 26.England
M
R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.6
46'
M
R. Colwill 27.Wales
7.0
61'
F
I. Davies 39.Wales
F
Connor Wickham 31.England
6.2
61'

Cardiff City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Sabri Lamouchi decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop, Perry Ng (6.8), Cédric Kipré (6.5), Mark McGuinness (7.3), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (7.1), Andy Rinomhota (6.2), Ryan Wintle (6.6), Joe Ralls (6.2), Callum O’Dowda (6.1), Sory Kaba (7.8) and Sheyi Ojo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Isaak Davies, Romaine Sawyers (6.6), Rubin Colwill (7.0), Mahlon Beresford Baker Romeo, Jak Alnwick, Jack Simpson and Connor Wickham (6.2).

Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of M. Romeo (injured).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 4 changes: Callum O’Dowda for Romaine Sawyers (46′), A. Rinomhota for Rubin Colwill (61′), S. Ojo for Connor Wickham (61′) and P. Ng for Mahlon Romeo (90′).

Best player: Sory Kaba​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Sory Kaba.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 18 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
6.3
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
7.4
45'
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.8
90'
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.4
76'
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
6.5
M
O. Ntcham 10.France
5.9
52' 50'
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
6.6
M
Liam Walsh 28.England
7.1
64'
M
Luke Cundle 18.England
6.2
46'
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.3
64' 33'
F
Joël Piroe 17.Netherlands
7.0
90' 3'
Substitutes
A. Søndergaard 27.Denmark
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.0
64'
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.6
46' 55'
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
6.3
64'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
6.5
52' 57'
F
Morgan Whittaker 19.England
F
Jamie Paterson 12.England
6.5
76'

Swansea City started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Russell Martin played with: Andrew Fisher (6.3), Harry Darling (7.4), Ben Cabango (7.8), Nathan Wood (6.5), Ryan Manning (7.4), Matt Grimes (6.6), Luke Cundle (6.2), Liam Walsh (7.1), Olivier Ntcham (5.9), Joël Piroe (7.0) and Liam Cullen (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jay Fulton (6.6), Joe Allen (6.3), Morgan Whittaker, Andreas Söndergaard, Jamie Paterson (6.5), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0) and Oliver Cooper (6.5).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Luke Cundle for Jay Fulton (46′), Olivier Ntcham for Oliver Cooper (52′), Liam Walsh  for Joe Allen (64′), Liam Cullen for Joel Latibeaudiere (64′) and Harry Darling for Jamie Paterson (76′).

Best player: Ben Cabango​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Ben Cabango.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 54 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​