Cardiff City vs Swansea City
12th December 1230hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
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Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 15/4 odds taken 0800 GMT, Friday 11 December
Welsh rivals Cardiff City and Swansea City do battle in a mouth-watering South Wales derby at the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the Bluebirds winning four in a row, while the Swans are sitting pretty in fourth, we should be in for a cracking EFL Championship derby fixture at the weekend. Check out our in-depth betting preview, containing plenty of odds and tips.
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Cardiff City Preview – Will the Bluebirds make it five wins on the bounce?
Neil Harris’ Cardiff City made a slow start to their season, picking up just three wins from their opening 13 games. The Bluebirds hit a real low when they beaten by Coventry City at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium on November 25th.
Since then, though, Cardiff have been a completely different animal. It all started with a thumping 4-0 win over Luton Town at the Cardiff City Stadium three days after that poor defeat to the Sky Blues. Over the last ten days or so, City have gone on to beat Huddersfield Town, Watford and Stoke City.
Even though questions were starting to be asked recently, Harris had done an exceptional job in his year in charge in the Welsh capital. The Cardiff boss will fancy his team’s chances of making it five victories on the spin this weekend.
Swansea City Preview – Can the Swans extend their unbeaten run over their rivals?
Swansea City are having another fine season under the popular Steve Cooper. Ahead of Saturday’s crunch match in Cardiff, the Swans are flying high in fourth, just four points off top and only a point away from second.
After a disappointing 2-1 loss to Neil Warnock’s Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium, Swansea have bounced back with a win and a draw at the Liberty Stadium. Having beaten Luton Town 2-0, the Swans battled to a 0-0 home draw with fellow high flyers Bournemouth.
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Swansea rarely fail to perform in the South Wales derby. Cardiff may have the form, but the Swans have a great blend of experience and talent glittered throughout their team. The away win on Saturday is priced at 15/8.
Cardiff City vs Swansea City Betting Advice
Swansea kept two clean sheets and took four points from their meetings with Cardiff last term. Before a 0-0 draw in the Welsh capital, Swansea won the game at the Liberty thanks to a Ben Wilmot effort.
Cardiff last beat Swansea in a Premier League meeting at the Cardiff City Stadium back in November 2013. Steven Caulker got the only goal of the game in that one.
Key Facts – Cardiff City vs Swansea City Betting Tip
- Cardiff’s last win over Swansea was back in November 2013
- The Bluebirds have taken 12 points from their last four matches
- Swansea have picked up just one away win since September
In truth, this mouth-watering matchup could go either way. On paper, the rivals are hard to split, so we are backing the two evenly matched sides to play out a tense draw in Cardiff. The draw and both teams to score is available at the tempting price of 15/4.
Cardiff’s Kieffer Moore has been in red-hot form in front of goal of late, scoring five in his last six appearances for his new club. Moore’s winner at Watford last weekend was his eighth Championship goal of the season. The Wales international is priced at 2/1 to score first this Saturday.
The best betting odds for Cardiff City vs Swansea City
Cardiff City to win: 7/5 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Swansea City to win: 15/8 at Bet365
