Swansea vs Cardiff

16 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Liam Cullen 34’
  • Jamal Lowe 90+6’

Match summary

Swansea beat Cardiff 2-0. Swansea led 1-0 at half-time.

Liam Cullen put Swansea ahead in the 34th minute and Jamal Lowe made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Swansea created 2.70 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Cardiff's 0.67 from 11. Liam Cullen missed a penalty for Swansea.

Match stats

Swansea Cardiff
20 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 2
10 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.70 xG 0.67
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.67

Key events

Swansea Cardiff
Kick-off
Liam Cullen1-0 (Swansea)
34’
Half-time1-0
Jamal Lowe2-0 (Swansea)
90+6’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Swansea
  • Harry Darling
  • Joe Allen
Cardiff
  • Yakou Méïté

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 0.67 34’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), 1-0 34’ 90+6’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), 2-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 0.67 34’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), 1-0 Cullen 34’ 90+6’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), 2-0 Lowe 90+6’
Swansea 2.70 xGCardiff 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Swansea attacking 
51’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 34’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 90+6’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 81’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 2’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Joe Allen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 86’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Kyle Naughton (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 1’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, off target 34’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 90+6’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 81’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 2’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.17 xG, saved 9’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, blocked 16’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 67’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Joe Allen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Famara Diédhiou (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Kyle Naughton (Swansea), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Harry Darling (Swansea), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Ronald (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Naughton Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.41 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Allen Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.08 – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Ronald
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Jamie Paterson Taken off
71′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Liam Cullen Taken off
72′ 1 – 5 1.38 – – –
Josh Key Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Cooper Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – – –
Jamal Lowe Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 1 0.38 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Swansea win 47% Avg odds 2.03
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Cardiff win 24% Avg odds 3.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.