SWANSEA. Swansea City was in the end too much to handle for Cardiff City with the goal of J. Paterson (29′), J. Piroe (60′) and J. Bidwell (74′). Swansea City was vastly superior ball possession (74%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was James Linington with the help of Rob Smith and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 7 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 53
- 45 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.
Swansea City shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 1 yellow card (R. Manning). On the other side, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (L. Bacuna and W. Vaulks).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Swansea City will have 14 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will stay with 11 points to stay in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 20th of October with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Cardiff City will play away agasint Fulham on the 20th of October with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Fulham (6 draws).
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
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Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Ethan Laird , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Jake Bidwell , Korey Smith , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Cabango , Morgan Whittaker, Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen , Steven-Andreas Benda, Olivier Ntcham and Liam Walsh.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: K. Smith for O. Ntcham (67′), R. Bennett for B. Cabango (81′) and J. Piroe for L. Cullen (85′).
Best player: Jamie Paterson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Cardiff City – Formation
Cardiff City
Cardiff City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Mick McCarthy played with: Alex Smithies , Mark McGuinness , Sean Morrison , Aden Flint , Curtis Nelson , Ciaron Brown , Leandro Bacuna , Joe Ralls , Marlon Pack , Ryan John Giles and Kieffer Moore .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joel Bagan, James Collins , Perry Ng, Dillon Phillips, Rubin Colwill , Will Vaulks and Mark Harris.
Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of J. Collins (injured).
Substitutions
Cardiff City made 3 changes: L. Bacuna for J. Collins (68′), C. Brown for R. Colwill (80′) and J. Ralls for W. Vaulks (84′).
Best player: Ryan John Giles
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cardiff City was Ryan John Giles.
His rating is with 7 passes (100% accurate) and 5 key passes. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
