Cardiff vs Swindon Town

← Match of the Day Prediction 08.08.2026 · 17:00

EnglandLeague Cup

Cardiff

3-2Full time

Swindon Town

VenueCardiff City StadiumSeason2026RoundRound of 128

Recent form

How the two teams have been playing

Cardiff

Last 6: 24 goals scored, 15 conceded, 0 clean sheets.

Swindon Town

Last 6: 8 goals scored, 11 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Lineups

Starting elevens, formations and benches

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Coach Brian Barry-Murphy ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players

1 Nathan Trott

3 Joel Bagan

4 Gabriel Osho

38 Perry Ng

44 Ronan Kpakio

18 Alex Robertson

14 David Turnbull

39 Isaak Davies

45 Cian Ashford

11 Ollie Tanner

9 Yousef Salech

Nathan Trott G · #1

Ronan Kpakio D · #44

Perry Ng D · #38

Gabriel Osho D · #4

Joel Bagan D · #3

David Turnbull M · #14

Alex Robertson M · #18

Ollie Tanner M · #11

Cian Ashford M · #45

Isaak Davies M · #39

Yousef Salech F · #9

Bench

Substitutes

Chris Willock#16 · M

Joel Colwill#27 · M

Harry Tyrer#30 · G

Noah Anyadike#40 · D

Jack Moylan#8 · M

Paul Moreno#43 · M

Rob Tankiewicz#33 · M

Callum Robinson#47 · F

Coach Scott Holloway Ian ▦Formation4-3-3 11Starting XI11 players

1 Connor Ripley

34 Billy Kirkman

16 Sam Inwood

5 Stephan Negru

2 Mitchell Clark

20 Ben Middlemas

7 Tom Nichols

24 Matthew Virtue-Thick

9 Paul Glatzel

23 Aaron Drinan

39 Louis Millard

Connor Ripley G · #1

Mitchell Clark D · #2

Stephan Negru D · #5

Sam Inwood D · #16

Billy Kirkman D · #34

Matthew Virtue-Thick M · #24

Tom Nichols M · #7

Ben Middlemas M · #20

Louis Millard F · #39

Aaron Drinan F · #23

Paul Glatzel F · #9

Bench

Substitutes

Ryan Tafazolli#17 · D

James Debayo#18 · D

Joseph Hungbo#15 · F

Ollie Palmer#28 · F

Lucas Griffiths-Brown#38 · D

Lewis Ward#12 · G

Match trends

Recent patterns to know

Both teams have scored in every one of the last 2 meetings between these sides.

Head to head

Previous meetings

Cardiff wins

Draws

Swindon Town wins

Avg goals

4.5

Both scored

100%

Over 2.5

100%

First-half avg

2.5

Meetings

12.08.2025Cardiff vs Swindon Town2–1

23.07.2022Swindon Town vs Cardiff2–4

Match statistics

61%Ball Possession39%

14Total Shots10

4Shots on Goal1

4Shots off Goal4

6Blocked Shots5

12Shots inside box6

2Shots outside box4

6Corner Kicks3

3Offsides3

7Fouls16

1Yellow Cards1

0Goalkeeper Saves2

522Total passes319

436Passes accurate228

84%Passes %71%

Match events

Timeline

9'⚽G. OshoOwn goal
28'⚽Y. SalechPenalty goal
43'⚽Y. SalechGoal · C. Ashford
HT · 2-1
46'↔S. InwoodSubstitution · R. Tafazolli
58'↔D. TurnbullSubstitution · J. Colwill
58'↔I. DaviesSubstitution · C. Willock
58'↔L. MillardSubstitution · J. Hungbo
58'↔T. NicholsSubstitution · J. Debayo
62'⚽P. GlatzelGoal · J. Hungbo
63'↔M. Virtue-ThickSubstitution · O. Palmer
64'↔M. ClarkSubstitution · L. Griffiths-Brown
72'↔O. TannerSubstitution · J. Moylan
77'⚽J. MoylanGoal · Y. Salech
82'🟨J. ColwillYellow card
84'🟨J. DebayoYellow card
90'🟨J. DebayoYellow card
90'🟥J. DebayoRed card
FT · 3-2

Player ratings

Top performers

Yousef Salech90 minutes8.6

Paul Glatzel90 minutes7.3

Joseph Hungbo32 minutes7.3

Perry Ng90 minutes7.2

Alex Robertson90 minutes7.2

Jack Moylan18 minutes7.2

Ollie Tanner72 minutes7.0

Stephan Negru90 minutes7.0

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Frequently asked questions

Cardiff vs Swindon Town prediction FAQs

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