Swansea City vs Stoke City betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 17.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre (1000 seats)

Here's another action-packed game in the Championship. Swansea City is in the 19th position after completing two fixtures. They welcome Stoke City who are placed 8th after two matches.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Swansea City form and stats

The first Championship game here at Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre resulted in a draw. Last season Swansea City's home game statistics were 12 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats from 23 games.

Swansea drew their last game, also a home match. Sheffield United (placed 20th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Ryan Manning was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Manning won 10 of 13 duels.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Reading.

This is expected to be a close game, with Swansea City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Swansea as a small favourite), we find nine games. Swansea City has won seven of these, drawn zero and lost two.

Swansea are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Bristol City awaits in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Swansea City's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.

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Stoke City form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 6 wins, 10 draws and 7 defeats.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Birmingham City (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 0-0. Defender Harry Souttar was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Souttar won 12 of 16 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Fleetwood Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stoke playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were two Stoke City wins, five draws and nine defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke are hosting Nottingham Forest in the Championship only four days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Stoke City has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Swansea City-Stoke City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Swansea four wins, Stoke City six wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityJ. Paterson
J. Paterson
1 goals
Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
1 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
1 goals

Swansea City missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swansea City Stoke City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
3 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 6
6.5 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 8
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 12.5
2.5 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 4
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
Swansea City Last season Stoke City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 24   Played P   23 46
24 12   Won W   6 15
12 7   Drew D   10 15
13 5   Lost L   7 16
58 28   Scored S   21 50
42 17   Conceded C   24 52
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 83%
69% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
29% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 35%
10% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
2% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 15%
39% 42%   BTTS BTTS   30% 39%
43% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   52% 46%
24% 25%   Failed to Score F T   43% 33%
 
5.2 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.7
4.8 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.6
1.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
10.1 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.3
3.1 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3
38% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 36%

  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 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 4
2 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Cardiff City 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
5 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Middlesbrough 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Stoke City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Barnsley 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
11 Luton Town 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
12 Hull City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3
13 Reading 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
14 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
16 Millwall 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
17 Bristol City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Derby County 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
20 Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Blackpool 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
22 Huddersfield Town 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
24 Preston North End 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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  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 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 4
2 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Cardiff City 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
5 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Middlesbrough 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Stoke City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Barnsley 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
11 Luton Town 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
12 Hull City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3
13 Reading 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
14 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
16 Millwall 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
17 Bristol City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Derby County 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
20 Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Blackpool 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
22 Huddersfield Town 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
24 Preston North End 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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