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
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Swindon Town
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
4-3-3- 39I. Davies
- 47C. Robinson
- 45Cian Ashford
- 10R. Colwill
- 6R. Wintle
- 14D. Turnbull
- 3J. Bagan
- 12C. Chambers
- 2W. Fish
- 44R. Kpakio
- 13N. Trott
Swindon Town
4-3-3- 20Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
- 10H. Smith
- 31B. Bodin
- 9P. Glatzel
- 6J. Ball
- 18G. Kilkenny
- 16T. Wilson-Brown
- 3Filozofe Mabete
- 5W. Wright
- 33Joel McGregor
- 1C. Ripley
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?
In the last meeting: 1 Cardiff win, 0 draws, 0 Swindon Town wins.
| 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.
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy