Vital Statistics | South Wales derby

In the build-up to the south Wales derby this Sunday at the Swansea.com Stadium, we take a look at some of the key facts and figures of the historic rivalry.

1 - Swansea City became the first club to complete a league double in the fixture with their 3-0 and 4-0 triumphs during the 2021-22 season.

5 – Swansea’s biggest victory over Cardiff came via a 5-1 win at the Vetch Field in 1949.

6 – The clash is a fixture not renowned for finishing goalless, with just six contests in the post-war period ending with neither side having found the net.

7 – Matt Grimes has captained Swansea City to seven victories in south Wales derbies - a club record - and has a 70 per cent win ratio in the fixture. To put that into context, Cardiff have won seven league derbies in total since 1990.

8 – Brayley Reynolds, who sadly passed away last year, is the leading scorer in the fixture. He scored all eight of his derby goals for the Swans against the Bluebirds, despite having started his career with Cardiff.

8 – The highest scoring game in the fixture’s history was a Welsh Cup fifth-round replay at Ninian Park, which ended up 5-3 to the Swans – who had trailed 3-0 – after extra-time.

9 - Swansea City are unbeaten in nine of the last 11 derbies.

18 – The Swans have scored 20 goals in the last 11 meetings between the sides, conceding just five times.

19 – Roger Freestone holds the record for the most south Wales derby appearances with 19. He made his first appearance in the derby in 1989, while on loan from Chelsea, and the last in 2002.

28 – Swansea have won 29 of the 70 league meetings to date, drawing a further 19.

36 – This is the 36th season in which Swansea and Cardiff have occupied the same division.

71 – Saturday's fixture will be the 71st league fixture between the two clubs.

195 – In league and cup (excluding Welsh Cup) matches there have been 195 goals scored in the derby.