Swansea v Cardiff

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Sunday afternoon also brings us the first Welsh derby of this season's Championship campaign as Swansea City and Cardiff City renew their rivalry at the Swansea.com Stadium with the hosts having picked up their opening win of the new term with a 3-0 home win against Preston NE, while Cardiff City were handed a heavy 5-0 thrashing away from home at the hands of Burnley last weekend.

Swansea City finished last season's Championship campaign in 14th place which was perhaps no surprise that The Swans ended up in the lower half of the table as the Welsh outfit produced a mixed bag of results throughout the whole of last term.

This was reflected by their overall record of 15 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses and the season run-in saw Swansea City collect just four wins from their final 10 league matches which included victories over their upcoming opponents, Cardiff City, 2-0, along with wins against Stoke City, Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town, all of which were wins to nil as well.

Results towards the end of last season on home soil though at their Swansea.com Stadium ended in Swansea picking up four wins but losing the other six games so the straight win market should be treated with caution.

Cardiff City actually finished two league places and five points above their bitter rivals at the end of last season as The Bluebirds finished in 12th place in the table but the visitors are still without a win after their opening two games of this new season as Cardiff City have picked up where they left off at the last campaign.

The Bluebirds lost their final two games of last season in heavy losses to Middlesbrough 4-1 at home along with being dealt a 5-2 mauling away from home at Rotherham United which became one of only five wins throughout the whole of last term for Rotherham.

Similar to Swansea City, Cardiff City also picked up just four wins in their final 10 league games towards the end of last season along with being handed six defeats as well; undoubtedly, the two highlights for The Bluebirds within this period were 2-1 home wins against two of the three promoted clubs, namely Ipswich Town and Southampton!

Cardiff City's form away from home though has seen the visitors pick up four wins and lose the other six games, while the bigger picture shows Cardiff City have collected just six wins from their last 15 outings on the road in the Championship.

Swansea City v Cardiff City Verdict

Swansea City have certainly held the upper hand in recent exchanges against Cardiff City, winning five of the last six meetings and The Swans look the more likely in this local derby as well on Sunday.

Therefore, our main bet will be Swansea City win @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Swansea City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.50

Correct Score: Swansea City 2-0 @ 9.50