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Carabao Cup

Round 1

Finished
CaCardiff City
3 – 2Full time
SwSwindon Town
— Cardiff City Stadium
RWSports forecast71% confidence
Cardiff City71%
Draw18%
Swindon Town11%
Recommended pickCardiff City win
Predicted score1–1
Over 2.562%
Both teams score51%
The teams

Who's playing

Ca
HomeCardiff City
Sw
AwaySwindon Town
Previous meetings

Team head-to-head

Cardiff City wins2100%
Draws00%
Swindon Town wins00%
Total meetings2
Cardiff City goals5
Swindon Town goals3
Average goals4.00

Recent meetings

—Cardiff City3-2Swindon Town
—Cardiff City2-1Swindon Town
Confirmed lineups

Players head-to-head

HomeCardiff City
4-2-3-1
1N. TrottG6.6
44R. KpakioD6.0
38P. NgD7.1
Full time

See how it finished

Review the final result alongside the model's pre-match call.

View result
4
G. OshoD
6.2
3J. BaganD6.7
14D. TurnbullM6.8
18A. RobertsonM7.2
11O. TannerM7.0
45C. AshfordM1A6.8
39I. DaviesM6.5
9Y. SalechF2G1A8.8
AwaySwindon Town
4-3-3
1C. RipleyG6.9
2M. ClarkD6.4
5S. NegruD7.0
16S. InwoodD6.2
34B. KirkmanD6.8
24M. Virtue-ThickM6.7
7T. NicholsM6.4
20B. MiddlemasM6.9
39L. MillardF6.4
23A. DrinanF6.5
9P. GlatzelF1G7.3
Cardiff City
WLWWW
4W1L
Swindon Town
LLLDL
1D4L
11
Goals scored
6
7
Goals conceded
12
1
Clean sheets
0
1.30
Avg xG
0.21
1.36
Avg xG conceded
0.64
6.89
Avg rating
6.63
In the dugout

Coaches

Cardiff CityBrian Barry-MurphyIreland
Formation 4-2-3-1Profile attackingDefensive line midPressing 47%
tiki takafalse 9
Swindon TownIan HollowayEngland
Formation 4-3-3Profile attackingDefensive line midPressing 62%
chaos ballgegenpressing
Match information

Fixture details

CompetitionCarabao Cup
SeasonEFL Cup 26/27
RoundRound 1
VenueCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Stadium capacity33,280 seats
Stadium opened2009
RefereeGavin Ward
Referee record441 games · 1503 yellow · 44 red · England
Half-time3–0
Weather22°C · wind 14 km/h
Match statistics

Live numbers

2.35xG1.38
Market context

Match odds

Home1.30
Draw5.43
Away8.04
Over 1.51.14
Over 2.51.45
Over 3.52.14
Under 1.55.29
Under 2.52.61
Under 3.51.65
BTTS yes1.76
BTTS no1.97
Decimal odds are shown as contextual data, not wagering advice.
BSD prediction

Model analysis

Home 71%Draw 18%Away 11%
Recommended pickCardiff City win
Modeldc-blend-v1
Predicted scoreCardiff City 1–1 Swindon Town
Confidence71%