Cardiff vs Swindon Town: result 2-1 and analysis
League Cup1st RoundKick-off on August 12, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Swindon Town?
Cardiff won 2-1 on August 12, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 21′Cian AshfordCardiff
- 45′R. ColwillCardiff
- 55′Princewill EhibhatiomhanSwindon Town
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 3 wins, 9 draws and 3 defeats; Swindon Town have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2025 | Port Vale(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Peterborough(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Notts County(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 23, 2025 | QPR(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Cambridge United(home) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Cambridge United(home) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Walsall(away) | 1-2 | League Two |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Eastleigh(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Chippenham Town(away) | 5-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Melksham Town(away) | 4-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Cardiff win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Swindon Town win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2022 | Swindon Town 2-4 Cardiff | Friendlies Clubs |
Last archived meeting: Swindon Town vs Cardiff on Jul 23, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Swindon Town score 2.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Swindon Town | 2.4 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy