Capital One Cup Final Opta Stats: Bradford v Swansea

24Feb 2013

England - Capital One Cup

Bradford City have done amazingly well to reach the Capital One Cup Final. Can they now spoil the party for a Swansea team aiming for European football? Opta have all the stats.

Bradford City have become only the second team from the fourth tier to reach the League Cup final; the other was Rochdale, who lost 0-3 to Norwich City in 1962. A 3-0 Swansea win can be backed at 10.5.

The last team from outside the top-flight to win the League Cup were Sheffield Wednesday, who beat Manchester United in 1991. Since then, five other teams have made the showpiece, including Cardiff City last season, but all have been defeated. Swansea are 1.4 to win within 90 minutes.

Only three of the 12 teams from outside the top division to face a top-flight side in the League Cup final have won the competition (QPR 1967, Swindon Town 1969, Sheffield Wednesday 1991). Bradford are 6.4 to become the fourth team.

This will be Bradford's first appearance in a major domestic final since 1911, when they beat Newcastle United 1-0 in a replay to lift their only FA Cup. A 1-0 Bradford win is priced at 25.0.

Three of the last four clashes between the Swans and the Bantams (all played in League One between 2005/06 and 2006/07) have ended level, with the Welsh side winning the other 1-0. The draw after 90 minutes is available at 5.3.

Swansea have only won two of their last eight games in all competitions (D3 L3) and have failed to score in six of those games. Bradford are 19.0 to win to nil.

Michael Laudrup's side have not scored a goal away from the Liberty Stadium since a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge in the Capital One Cup semi-final back in early January. A Bradford clean sheet is 8.5.

The Welsh side have scored a goal inside the final 10 minutes of five of their six Capital One Cup games this season; the exception being a 0-0 second-leg draw at home to Chelsea in the semi-final. The draw half-time/Swansea full-time can be backed at 4.7.

Bradford have only won two of their last 11 games in all competitions, drawing two and losing seven. Swansea are 2.08 to win half-time/full-time.

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup twice won the Danish Cup whilst in charge of Brondby (2002/03, 2004/05) and also reached the Copa Del Rey final with Getafe in 2007/08 before losing to Valencia. Laudrup's side are 1.18 to win the cup.