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- Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship
This looks to be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Swansea City form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Swansea City at their home stadium (Swansea.com Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Swansea faced defeat in their previous match, away at Middlesbrough (0-1). Kyle Naughton was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.84 out of 10. The defender Naughton hit four key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match, Swansea lost 2-3 at home to Reading.This is expected to be a close game, with Swansea perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Swansea City as a small favourite), we find ten games. Swansea City has won seven of these, drawn two and lost one.
The Swansea fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Swansea are not conceding a lot of goals here at Swansea.com Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Stoke City game have they lost an away game, meaning Nottingham Forest has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Nottingham Forest have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Brice Samba. It's been 296 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.
Nottingham had fun at their own home (Swansea.com Stadium) last time out, beating Peterborough United 2-0. James Garner and Ryan Yates scored. Midfield player James Garner was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.4/10. Garner scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
A 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nottingham playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were four Nottingham Forest wins, ten draws and six defeats.
Nottingham find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Swansea wins - draws - Nottingham Forest wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Piroe 10 goals |  J. Paterson 8 goals |   L. Grabban 8 goals |
Swansea City missing players
Nottingham Forest missing players
| Swansea City | Nottingham Forest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| 81% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 67% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 86% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 57% |
| 43% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 30% | 29% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 11.1 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 37% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 9.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Nottingham Forest have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Championship
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 43 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 14 | Swansea City | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Hull City | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Reading | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | -23 | 16 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 13 |
| 24 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 1 |
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