It is the Welsh Derby as Swansea City host Cardiff City in the Championship Sunday. Both teams are having contrasting campaigns and with the Swans looking particularly impressive in recent weeks, they should have the upper hand over their local rivals.
After enduring a slow start to the season where they claimed just one win from their first seven Championship matches, Swansea City appear to have found their rhythm in recent weeks. They have claimed five wins from their last six matches and are just three points off the pace.
Swansea City head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a thrilling 3-2 victory over Reading in their midweek Championship fixture. They fought back from two goals down with efforts from Harry Darling, Oliver Cooper and Jay Fulton earning them the win.
Manager Russell Martin will be pleased with the character shown to maintain Swansea City’s solid home form in recent weeks. They have now won four of their last five Championship matches at the Liberty Stadium.
Cardiff City are having a contrasting campaign to their Welsh rivals. They are in the bottom half of the table and are just four points above the relegation zone.
The Bluebirds travel to Swansea off the back of defeats in their last two Championship matches. First, they were beaten 1-0 by Coventry City before suffering a 3-0 home defeat to league leaders QPR in their midweek fixture.
The result at Coventry City highlights Cardiff City’s erratic form on their travels this season. Mark Hudson’s men have claimed just two wins from their eight away matches so far, suffering five defeats in that run and failing to score in any of those losses.
How the bookies view it
Swansea City have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 22/19 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Cardiff is valued at 5/2 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by Betfred.
Recent head to head
Swansea City have claimed the upper hand in recent meetings with Cardiff City with three wins in the last four fixture. The Swans did the double over Cardiff last season, picking up a 3-0 with at the Liberty before easing to a 4-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Players to watch
Joel Piroe is the leading scorer for Swansea City with four goals and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The striker was also on target in this fixture last season and is priced at 2/1 by bet365 to score anytime on Sunday.
Swansea City have kept three clean sheets in their last four meetings with Cardiff City and with the Bluebirds struggling for goals lately, they will be targeting a repeat. Ben Cabango and Harry Darling are expected to continue in defence and could lead the Swans to another clean sheet at 9/5 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
There has been BTTS NO in the last four matches between Swansea City and Cardiff City and a similar outcome is priced at 21/20 by BetVictor. The Swans have won to nil three times in that run and could be set for a repeat at 13/5 with Paddy Power.
Swansea City’s recent wins over Cardiff City have been comfortable and the hosts can be backed in the -1 handicap market at 3/1 with William Hill.
This England Championship match between Swansea City and Cardiff City will be played on Oct 23, 2022 and kick off at 12:00. Check below for our tipsters best Swansea City vs Cardiff City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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