Swansea vs Cardiff tips and predictions

Swansea liking their chances

Some previews have written that the visitors will win but the feeling here is that the home side should claim the spoils.

You may not agree but Swansea might have reasons to be confident about adding to Cardiff's recent defeats. The wheels seem to have come off for the visitors. They've been beaten in their last 5 matches. That might not be suitable preparation for this one.

The home side's defence has looked impregnable at times - they have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 3 home games. Couple that with speculation that the away side looks suspect under pressure. Recently Cardiff have conceded an average of 3.3 goals in their last 3 matches. Ominously, The Bluebirds have only scored once in their last 5 games.

Swansea have won 3 of the last 5 fixtures between these sides. Some analysts like to ignore them but the head-to-head stats provide plenty of encouragement for them.

It's not a confident forecast though. They may end up in stalemate. It would be gibberish to suggest that the favourites are nailed on here. It's perfectly credible that the two sides cancel each other out over an attritional ninety minutes. It's not a strong view so it isn't one to get stuck into but the No BTTS bet is the only play with a touch of value from that market.