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

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

It's a long trek for Ian Holloway's Swindon Town side on Saturday afternoon, as they visit the Cardiff City Stadium for a League Cup showdown with Brian Barry-Murphy's Cardiff City. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are provided too.


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 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.38.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cardiff
69%
1.38
1%
1.36
Draw
18%
4.755.25
Swindon
13%
6.50
9%
8.00
Cardiff 2-0
11%
7.00
6%
7.00
Cardiff 2-1
10%
9.507.50
Cardiff 1-0
9%
9.007.50
Cardiff 3-0
8%
9.008.00
Draw 1-1
8%
9.508.50
Cardiff 3-1
7%
11.009.50
Cardiff 4-0
5%
15.00
11%
12.00
Cardiff 4-1
4%
17.0015.00
Draw 2-2
4%
19.0015.00
Draw 0-0
4%
17.0015.00
Swindon 2-1
4%
19.00
12%
19.00
Swindon 1-0
4%
19.00
12%
17.00
Cardiff 3-2
3%
26.0019.00
Cardiff 5-0
2%
29.0019.00
Cardiff 5-1
2%
34.00
17%
23.00
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1.571.53
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
2.352.38
Home 1st Goal
59%
1.361.30
Away 1st Goal
38%
3.103.60
No 1st Goal
3%
17.0015.00
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.911.85
BTTS - No
47%
1.911.85
BTTS - Home Win
32%
3.002.80
BTTS - Draw
14%
6.005.75
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12.00
10%
12.00
Home/draw
87%
1.111.08
Away/draw
31%
3.00
10%
3.10
Home/away
82%
1.18
1%
1.15
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.171.17
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.004.80
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.382.30
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.531.55
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.004.00
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.221.22
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
8.007.50
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.081.07
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.031.01
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
17.0015.00
Home DNB
82%
1.14
1%
1.10
Away DNB
25%
5.50
11%
6.00
Cardiff win to nil
37%
2.38
5%
-
Swindon win to nil
6%
13.00
18%
-
Cardiff / Cardiff
42%
1.951.91
Cardiff / Swindon
3%
29.0034.00
Cardiff / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
Draw / Cardiff
19%
4.334.20
Draw / Swindon
5%
15.00
15%
15.00
Draw / Draw
11%
7.507.50
Swindon / Cardiff
4%
19.0017.00
Swindon / Swindon
6%
15.00
9%
11.00
Swindon / Draw
5%
19.0015.00
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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 awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 4 consecutive League Cup matches. This run could continue, with Cardiff City's PG an impressive 2.3.

Cardiff Swindon
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
26%
3
20%
4+
20%
There is a 67% probability that Cardiff will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Swindon scoring 1 goal or less
 
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Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Swindon
2.3
0.9
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
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Swindon League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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