Swansea v Cardiff result

Full-time · Swansea 3–0 Cardiff

Championship · Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:00 BST · Swansea.com Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Swansea 3–0 Cardiff — Swansea won this Championship match.

Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Swansea 3–0 Cardiff · Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium · Swansea
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 4): Swansea 2 · draws 1 · Cardiff 1 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Swansea 1W 2D 2L · Cardiff 0W 0D 5L

Swansea 3–0 Cardiff (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 6.5

Corners

against 2.4 / 3.25 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.4 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.75 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.4 / 2.5

Cards

against 2 / 0.75 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Swansea for / against	Line	Cardiff for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 3.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.4 for · 8.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	15.25 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.6 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Lowe n 8	24.9	2.3 4/1	0.9 1/1	—
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	1.9 8/2	2.8 7/6	J. Ralls
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	1.9 4/1	0 0/0	—
J. Fulton n 8	69.8	1.5 5/4	1.1 3/1	—
B. Cabango n 8	68.8	1.5 6/2	0.7 2/1	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	2.7 3/2	1.6 3/1
J. Piroe n 8	77	2.3 7/5	1.6 7/3
M. Obafemi n 8	27	2.1 3/1	0.4 1/0
J. Lowe n 8	24.9	1.4 2/1	0.9 2/0
J. Paterson n 8	84.9	1.2 7/1	0.3 2/0

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	41.5	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
J. Piroe n 8	77	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
Y. Dhanda n 8	41.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
J. Lowe n 8	24.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. Paterson n 8	84.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lowe n 8	24.9	2.3 4/1
R. Bennett n 8	83.6	1.9 6/4
E. Laird n 8	72.6	1.9 6/3
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	1.8 8/3
J. Fulton n 8	69.8	1.5 5/2

Swansea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Benda n 8	90	3.2 6/4
B. Hamer n 8	90	2.3 4/3

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Collins n 8	29.4	4.6 5/4	1.9 3/2	—
J. Ralls n 8	83.9	2.3 7/3	0.5 4/0	Ryan Manning
M. Pack n 8	90	1.6 8/3	1.4 7/4	—
L. Bacuna n 8	74.6	1.5 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
K. Moore n 8	66.3	1.4 4/3	1.2 5/2	—

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	66.3	1.7 6/3	0.7 4/0
A. Flint n 8	90	1.6 7/4	0.8 5/1
J. Collins n 8	29.4	1.5 4/0	0.8 2/0
R. Giles n 8	76.5	1.3 4/2	0.6 3/1
M. Pack n 8	90	0.8 4/2	0 0/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Giles n 8	76.5	0 0/0	0.7 4/1
R. Colwill n 8	34.1	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	19.3	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
S. Morrison n 8	83	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Wintle n 8	88.6	2.8 7/6
J. Ralls n 8	83.9	2.8 8/5
Joel Bagan n 8	80.9	2.8 7/6
M. Pack n 8	90	2.3 8/5
W. Vaulks n 8	61.9	2.2 6/4

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Phillips n 8	90	3.1 7/7
A. Smithies n 8	80.1	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Swansea		Cardiff
74%	Possession	26%
12	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	4
2	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	7
8	Corners	5
2	Offsides	3
5	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	4
566	Passes	188
85%	Pass accuracy	57%

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Hamer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. Naughton	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
Ryan Manning	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2
E. Laird	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
F. Downes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Grimes	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
J. Bidwell	90	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.6
J. Paterson	90	1	2	2	1	4	1	0	9.5
J. Piroe	85	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7
R. Bennett	81	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.2
K. Smith	67	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Ntcham sub	23	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
B. Cabango sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Cullen sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	0	4	0	6.3
S. Morrison	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Flint	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Nelson	90	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
M. Pack	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
R. Giles	90	2	1	5	0	0	7.3
K. Moore	90	1	1	2	1	0	6.6
J. Ralls	84	1	1	0	4	0	6.6
C. Brown	80	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Bacuna	68	0	0	1	1	Y	6.2
J. Collins sub	22	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
R. Colwill sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Vaulks sub	9	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Swansea v Cardiff — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SwanseaDLWLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CardiffLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Swansea 2 · 1 draw · Cardiff 1 · 1 goals/game

2021-03-20 Swansea 0–1 Cardiff
2020-12-12 Cardiff 0–2 Swansea
2020-01-12 Cardiff 0–0 Swansea
2019-10-27 Swansea 1–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Swansea#15 pos61 pts46 pl-10 GD

Cardiff#18 pos53 pts46 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Swansea scored1.26

Cardiff scored1.09

Swansea conceded1.48

Cardiff conceded1.48

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Swansea and Cardiff?: In their last 4 meetings, Swansea won 2, Cardiff won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Swansea and Cardiff?: Recent form — Swansea 1W 2D 2L; Cardiff 0W 0D 5L.

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