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Cardiff City v Swindon Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

the Cardiff City Stadium is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Brian Barry-Murphy's Cardiff City host Ian Holloway's Swindon Town in the League Cup. Stats for our tip of Cardiff to win are shown below, including head-to-head history. Changing the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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Cardiff City's next match is v Wrexham at 20:00 on Monday 17th August
Swindon Town's next match is v Northampton at 15:00 on Saturday 15th August
The last English League Cup meeting between Cardiff and Swindon was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
Cardiff 3
2 Swindon
 
Y. Salech 29'9' (OG)G. Osho
Y. Salech 43'62' P. Glatzel
J. Moylan 77'
 
CAR
SWI
Shots On
4
1
Shots Off
4
5
Corners
6
3
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
8
17
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/1
 
CardiffSwindon
 
N. Trott
J. Bagan
G. Oshofootball icon
D. Turnbull (J. Colwill 58')
A. Robertson
Y. Salechfootball iconfootball icon
O. Tanner (J. Moylan 72')
P. Ng
R. Kpakio
I. Davies (C. Willock 58')
C. Ashford
C. Ripley
M. Clark
S. Negru
(R. Tafazolli 46') S. Inwood
B. Kirkman
(J. Debayo 58') T. Nichols
football iconP. Glatzel
B. Middlemas
(O. Palmer 63') M. Virtue-Thick
A. Drinan

Best Tip: Cardiff to win

As the Cardiff players prepare themselves for this fixture, the bookies have predicted a victory for them. The odds and our pre-match statistics below suggest the same, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we use in our predictive algorithms. The Cardiff City Stadium hasn't been a happy hunting ground for for Swindon in the past, and we we think that will be the case again on Saturday afternoon. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Cardiff are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 74% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.36.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
74%
3/10
10%
4/11
8%
Draw
16%
5/1
22%
17/4
17%
Swindon
10%
15/2
45%
7/1
23%
Cardiff 2-0
11%
13/2
13%
6/1
Cardiff 3-0
9%
8/1
15%
7/1
16%
Cardiff 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
Cardiff 1-0
9%
8/113/2
7%
Cardiff 3-1
8%
10/117/2
5%
Draw 1-1
7%
9/1
11%
15/2
13%
Cardiff 4-0
6%
14/1
32%
11/1
20%
Cardiff 4-1
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
24%
14/1
15%
Draw 0-0
4%
16/114/1
15%
Cardiff 3-2
3%
22/118/1
12%
Swindon 2-1
3%
22/1
35%
18/1
27%
Swindon 1-0
3%
22/1
35%
16/1
13%
Cardiff 5-0
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
17%
Cardiff 5-1
2%
28/1
29%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
1/2
4%
8/15
4%
Under 2.5 Goals
35%
6/4
4%
11/8
8%
Home 1st Goal
61%
1/3
5%
3/10
7%
Away 1st Goal
37%
9/4
13%
13/5
13%
No 1st Goal
2%
16/114/1
15%
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/5
6%
17/20
6%
BTTS - No
48%
19/20
2%
17/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
34%
7/4
8%
9/5
3%
BTTS - Draw
12%
11/2
8%
19/4
10%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
12/1
50%
11/1
26%
Home/draw
90%
1/12
4%
1/12
3%
Away/draw
26%
12/5
36%
21/10
18%
Home/away
84%
1/8
3%
2/13
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/7
1%
1/6
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
9/2
11%
19/5
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
6/5
10%
13/10
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
57%
8/13
5%
11/20
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
25%
11/4
8%
3/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
75%
1/4
2%
2/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6/1
11%
13/2
6%
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1/10
1%
1/14
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
1/80
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
12%
14/1
15%
Home DNB
85%
1/10
7%
1/10
4%
Away DNB
21%
6/1
56%
5/1
30%
Cardiff win to nil
40%
5/4
16%
-
Swindon win to nil
5%
14/1
36%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
43%
5/6
13%
10/11
9%
Cardiff / Swindon
2%
40/1
24%
33/1
Cardiff / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw / Cardiff
20%
10/3
8%
16/5
5%
Draw / Swindon
5%
16/1
46%
14/1
25%
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1
14%
13/2
15%
Swindon / Cardiff
5%
18/116/1
Swindon / Swindon
6%
14/1
55%
10/1
22%
Swindon / Draw
5%
18/1
24%
14/1
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Win / draw / win form
Cardiff
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swindon
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Swindon Town have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive League Cup outings. This run could continue, with Cardiff City's PG an impressive 2.5.

Cardiff Swindon
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
1
20%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
24%
There is a 72% probability that Cardiff will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Swindon scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Swindon
2.5
0.8
Attack rating
10%
better
CAR
SWI
view stats
Games scored17
18
Failed to score3
2
Scored first12
7
Goals scored45
28
Avg. goals scored2.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for18
19
Avg. XG for1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
15%
better
CAR
SWI
view stats
Games conceded13
15
Clean sheets7
5
Conceded first7
13
Goals conceded24
28
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Cardiff v Swindon will show here when available.

Cardiff League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1211
N TrottY SalechC. AshfordJ Colwill
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Trott GLK1
-
P Ng DEF1
-
R. Kpakio DEF1
-
G Osho DEF1
-
J Bagan DEF1
-
A Robertson MID1
-
D Turnbull MID1
-
I Davies MID1
-
C. Ashford FWD11
-
O Tanner FWD1
-
Y Salech FWD121
-
Subs
J Moylan11
-
C Willock1
-
J Colwill1
1
-
H Tyrer
-
R. Tankiewicz
-
P. Ujobolo Moreno
-
C Robinson
-
Swindon League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1112
C RipleyP GlatzelJ HungboJ Debayo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ripley GLK1
-
M Clark DEF1
-
B Kirkman DEF1
-
B Middlemas DEF1
-
S Negru DEF1
-
M Virtue MID1
-
S. Inwood MID
-
T Nichols MID1
-
P Glatzel FWD11
-
A Drinan FWD1
-
Subs
L Ward
-
J Hungbo
-
R Tafazolli1
-
J Debayo1
1
1
O Palmer1
-
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