Championship prediction and preview: Swansea City modest favorites to beat Huddersfield Town

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Liberty Stadium (20827 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Swansea City are in the 11th position while the guesting Huddersfield Town worry at 20th.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Swansea City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Swansea City are 7-4-6 (wins-draw-losses).

Swansea City travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hull City that ended 4-4. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Queens Park Rangers that ended 0-0.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Rhian Brewster was able to secure the draw 4-4 in the game against Hull City after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Swansea City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won seven times, drawn five and lost five.

The manager S. Cooper will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fulham in only four days.

Swansea City has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-4-8 (16 played).

Huddersfield Town are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Derby County (placed 13th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Cardiff City.

Jonas Lössl had red hot gloves after the game against Derby County, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

Huddersfield Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.

After this away game Huddersfield Town return home for a Championship game against Bristol City. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Huddersfield Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 16 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Huddersfield Town have conceded 28 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Huddersfield Town - Swansea City 1-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: two - three - four (Swansea City wins - draws - Huddersfield Town wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Huddersfield TownK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
13 goals
Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
10 goals
Huddersfield TownS. Mounié
S. Mounié
6 goals

Swansea City missing players

Huddersfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swansea City Huddersfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 3 16 33
12 7 4 Won W 0 4 9
12 4 1 Drew D 2 4 9
9 6 1 Lost L 1 8 15
41 21 9 Scored S 3 20 38
41 19 5 Conceded C 4 28 52
85% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 82%
48% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 52%
24% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 18%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 12%
58% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 64%
30% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 21%
27% 29% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 21%
 
5.7 6.1 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4.1 5
4.5 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.4 4.8
1.5 1.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
425 239 88 Total Shots T S 23 137 331
134 78 32 Shots on Target S O 10 52 118
31% 27% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 38% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Huddersfield Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 33 17 12 4 59 36 16 7 7 2 34 22 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 63
2 Leeds United 33 17 8 8 48 30 16 9 4 3 23 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 18 59
3 Fulham 33 16 8 9 47 36 17 10 2 5 29 21 16 6 6 4 18 15 11 56
4 Brentford 33 16 7 10 54 27 16 9 4 3 29 13 17 7 3 7 25 14 27 55
5 Nottingham Forest 33 15 10 8 45 33 16 8 3 5 20 16 17 7 7 3 25 17 12 55
6 Preston North End 33 15 8 10 47 37 17 10 3 4 32 20 16 5 5 6 15 17 10 53
7 Bristol City 33 15 8 10 48 46 16 7 4 5 24 23 17 8 4 5 24 23 2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 33 14 8 11 48 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 16 6 2 8 26 24 10 50
9 Cardiff City 33 12 14 7 48 45 16 8 7 1 24 14 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 50
10 Millwall 33 12 13 8 40 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 17 4 8 5 16 21 2 49
11 Swansea City 33 12 12 9 41 41 17 7 4 6 21 19 16 5 8 3 20 22 0 48
12 Sheffield Wednesday 33 12 8 13 41 38 16 6 5 5 14 18 17 6 3 8 27 20 3 44
13 Derby County 33 11 11 11 41 45 17 9 6 2 24 12 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 44
14 Birmingham City 33 12 8 13 42 49 16 6 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 44
15 Reading 33 11 9 13 41 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 17 5 7 5 20 16 4 42
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 12 6 15 51 58 17 7 4 6 33 30 16 5 2 9 18 28 -7 42
17 Hull City 33 11 8 14 47 51 17 6 3 8 27 28 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 41
18 Middlesbrough 33 8 13 12 34 43 17 6 7 4 16 16 16 2 6 8 18 27 -9 37
19 Charlton Athletic 33 9 9 15 41 47 17 6 5 6 22 21 16 3 4 9 19 26 -6 36
20 Huddersfield Town 33 9 9 15 38 52 17 5 5 7 18 24 16 4 4 8 20 28 -14 36
21 Stoke City 33 10 4 19 41 53 17 6 3 8 22 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -12 34
22 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 33 50 16 5 5 6 17 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -17 31
23 Luton Town 33 9 3 21 39 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 17 3 0 14 15 41 -27 30
24 Barnsley 33 6 10 17 40 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -18 28

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 33 17 12 4 59 36 16 7 7 2 34 22 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 63
2 Leeds United 33 17 8 8 48 30 16 9 4 3 23 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 18 59
3 Fulham 33 16 8 9 47 36 17 10 2 5 29 21 16 6 6 4 18 15 11 56
4 Brentford 33 16 7 10 54 27 16 9 4 3 29 13 17 7 3 7 25 14 27 55
5 Nottingham Forest 33 15 10 8 45 33 16 8 3 5 20 16 17 7 7 3 25 17 12 55
6 Preston North End 33 15 8 10 47 37 17 10 3 4 32 20 16 5 5 6 15 17 10 53
7 Bristol City 33 15 8 10 48 46 16 7 4 5 24 23 17 8 4 5 24 23 2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 33 14 8 11 48 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 16 6 2 8 26 24 10 50
9 Cardiff City 33 12 14 7 48 45 16 8 7 1 24 14 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 50
10 Millwall 33 12 13 8 40 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 17 4 8 5 16 21 2 49
11 Swansea City 33 12 12 9 41 41 17 7 4 6 21 19 16 5 8 3 20 22 0 48
12 Sheffield Wednesday 33 12 8 13 41 38 16 6 5 5 14 18 17 6 3 8 27 20 3 44
13 Derby County 33 11 11 11 41 45 17 9 6 2 24 12 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 44
14 Birmingham City 33 12 8 13 42 49 16 6 4 6 23 23 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 44
15 Reading 33 11 9 13 41 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 17 5 7 5 20 16 4 42
16 Queens Park Rangers 33 12 6 15 51 58 17 7 4 6 33 30 16 5 2 9 18 28 -7 42
17 Hull City 33 11 8 14 47 51 17 6 3 8 27 28 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 41
18 Middlesbrough 33 8 13 12 34 43 17 6 7 4 16 16 16 2 6 8 18 27 -9 37
19 Charlton Athletic 33 9 9 15 41 47 17 6 5 6 22 21 16 3 4 9 19 26 -6 36
20 Huddersfield Town 33 9 9 15 38 52 17 5 5 7 18 24 16 4 4 8 20 28 -14 36
21 Stoke City 33 10 4 19 41 53 17 6 3 8 22 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -12 34
22 Wigan Athletic 33 7 10 16 33 50 16 5 5 6 17 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -17 31
23 Luton Town 33 9 3 21 39 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 17 3 0 14 15 41 -27 30
24 Barnsley 33 6 10 17 40 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -18 28

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