Cardiff vs Swindon

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Cardiff
Cardiff
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Swindon
Swindon
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 Elliot Bell

Match report

Cardiff edged past Swindon 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025.

Cardiff dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 17 shots to Swindon's 8.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with Elliot Bell in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 73% - 27% Shots 17 - 8 On target 10 - 1 Corners 12 - 2 Fouls 7 - 14 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Rubin Colwill
Cardiff · 1 goal
8 Cian Ashford 1 goal
8 Princewill Ehibhatiomhan 1 goal
8 Lewis Ward 5 saves
7 Ronan Kpakio captained the side
First half vs second half
Swindon came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 8–6
Shots On Goal 4–0 6–1
Ball Possession 77–23 —
Corners 6–0 6–2
Attacks 53–35 47–38
Match statistics
12 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 73
74 Dangerous Attacks 16
8 On Target 1
8 Off Target 7
17 Shots Total 8
10 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 5
7 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 14
12 Corners 2
4 Offsides 3
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 7
595 Passes Total 216
519 Passes Accurate 141
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff · 4-3-3
13 N. Trott
44 R. Kpakio 2 W. Fish 12 C. Chambers 3 J. Bagan
14 D. Turnbull 6 R. Wintle 10 R. Colwill
45 C. Ashford 47 C. Robinson 39 I. Davies
Swindon · 4-3-3
1 C. Ripley
33 J. McGregor 5 W. Wright 3 F. Mabete 16 T. Wilson-Brown
18 G. Kilkenny 6 J. Ball 9 P. Glatzel
31 B. Bodin 10 H. Smith 20 P. Ehibhatiomhan
Cardiff
Coach
Brian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
  • 16 Chris Willock
  • 22 Yousef Salech
  • 27 Joel Colwill
  • 11 Ollie Tanner
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 48 Dylan Lawlor
  • 24 Eli King
  • 28 Dakarai Mafico
  • 29 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
Swindon
Coach
Ian Scott Holloway
Substitutes
  • 26 Finley Munroe
  • 8 Ollie Clarke
  • 44 Darren Oldaker
  • 12 Lewis Ward
  • 11 Jake Tabor
  • 19 Joe Snowdon
  • 7 Tom Nichols
  • 14 Daniel Butterworth
  • 23 Aaron Drinan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Oldaker ↓ B. Bodin Swindon
  • 46' ↑ F. Munroe ↓ T. Wilson-Brown Swindon
  • 46' ↑ O. Clarke ↓ W. Wright Swindon
  • 50' ↑ L. Ward ↓ C. Ripley Swindon
  • 68' ↑ Y. Salech ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff
  • 68' ↑ C. Willock ↓ I. Davies Cardiff
  • 77' ↑ J. Tabor ↓ P. Ehibhatiomhan Swindon
  • 86' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff
  • 87' ↑ O. Tanner ↓ C. Ashford Cardiff
  • 90' ↑ E. King ↓ D. Turnbull Cardiff
Cards
  • 52' O. Clarke Swindon
  • 60' R. Kpakio Cardiff
  • 80' J. McGregor Swindon
Head-to-head
Cardiff 2 0 draws 0 Swindon
2025-08-12 Cardiff vs Swindon 2 - 1
2022-07-23 Swindon Town vs Cardiff City 2 - 4
Recent form
Cardiff D D D W D
Swindon D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff vs Swindon?
Cardiff won 2-1 against Swindon on 12 August 2025.
Who won Cardiff vs Swindon?
Cardiff won the match 2-1.
Where was Cardiff vs Swindon played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff vs Swindon?
Cardiff had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.